THIS INSPIRED CREATIVE WORK IS NOW DEDICATED TO THE JEWISH & PALESTINIAN PEOPLES. TWO GROUPS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THROUGHOUT HISTORY LIKE FEW OTHERS, BOUND BY ETHNICITY AND ROOTED IN FAITH
WE SEE YOU, WE'VE HEARD YOUR ANGUISH, WE'RE WITH YOU
ALL OF CREATION BEARS WITNESS TO YOUR PLIGHT AND RESILIENCE - MAY YOU REALISE A LASTING PEACE HERE ON EARTH, AND ETERNAL PEACE WITH GOD !
I purchased my first SLR camera in the early 80's and took off surfing through South East Asia with a close friend
we experimented with filters, coloured lenses, and all the fandangled gadgetry of the time, spending our days surfing island reefs, and sometimes also by the light of the full moon - crazy, I realise
over the years I took some unique photos of the rich cultural environments I was privileged to experience throughout Asia, Southern Africa, the America's, Europe, and Scandinavia
I was honoured to work in Canada on four occassions, and also in Switzerland for a year. Throughout my travels I captured some amazing images for my bark prints, along with many random Australian memories like those below
and while I'm no fan of sticking my camera in peoples faces, I did manage to take some photos of extraordinarily unique cultural practices before they were somewhat eroded, or erased completely by our modern consumer culture
bark4art hopes to inspire you to pay a little more attention to the trees and plants we may otherwise take for granted
they're in your local park, on your way to work or study, at your local botanic garden, or even outside the window
upon closer inspection they inevitably reveal their secrets, expressed in their ever-changing colours, textures, and detail - sometimes subtle, often abrupt, but constantly changing nevertheless
trees obviously provide us with so much, and their protection in many instances is directly linked to our air-quality, the health of our waterways, and our very survival itself
I do love trees and fully appreciate that we can't live without them !
I hope you'll also come to appreciate trees and their bark a little more, if you don't already
