Author: Chris Wells

I began with a general idea of Ark –  but this wood has ideas of its own. My job is to keep it simple; remain open; work with the limitations.
I suppose it is a sort of freedom.

Perched at the edge of the dunes, these ‘tiny homes’ are perfect examples of ‘small is beautiful’. During the 50’s and 60’s they  formed part of a thriving shack  community. Of course, they vanished long ago – casualties of who knows what….

still they drift across
sun moon in search of
kindly faces

 

Photos courtesy of Luke Hopton.

Estuary 4

storm upstream
suddenly becomes
the long horizon

Yesterday we walked upstream – Sam armed with his little phone camera. The rains have arrived, and water is moving through the catchment. Soon it will reach the estuary, and enter Yankalilla Bay – become Ocean.

 

Mark Pearse (1942 – 2020).
Painter, sculptor, potter, teacher, mentor.
In his workshop….

Mark Pearse: Full Moon at Bungala 
Acrylic on board: 7 inches by 10 inches
Mark stored his paintings in the outhouse at Bungala. Beyond are the river flats, Bungala creek, and the full moon rising.
Small painting, large theme: moonlight shaping and transforming the landscape.
I think it is a wonderful composition. Utagawa Hiroshige, master of rain, snow and moonlight, would surely recognise a kindred spirit.

Sketched while Mark and Jill Pearse were still living and working  at Bungala House. They used the old bakery to display and sell their pottery and  mosaics.
I was inclined to rip up the sketch, but Mark intervened. At that stage I had not heard of Wabi Sabi (celebration of imperfection).

 

Roughing out the detail. Difficult wood!

Glazed and decorated platter by Mark Pearse .

Lady Bay 2