Author Archives: deborahgowerceramics

  What a wonderful morning writing messages of commemoration to Mullum’s fallen soldiers.  We learnt a bit about Mullum in 1914-1918 and the effects of WW1 on our community.  Thank you so much to those who participated – The crosses … Continue reading →

Thank you to Jackson who wrote a message on a cross dedicated to his Great Great Grandfather William Robson of the 7th Lighthorse 1914. We hope that others will share our message of PEACE so other families will not have to know … Continue reading →

Spent the morning at Lone Goat Gallery Byron Bay.  Only 2 more days to see PANopoly (Practicing Artists Network) Byron Bay  Check it out Forest Flora by Deborah Gower Happy clay days my friends Debby

This morning I had the privilege of commemorating  with other descendants of World War One Veterans and writing messages to honour their sacrifice.   Thank you to Vera, Aoife, and Renee for sharing some amazing old photographs and stories of  relatives and places in Northern Rivers around … Continue reading →

Invitation to descendants of WW1 Veterans and their families  Commemorative Crosses Workshop 10am – Saturday 11 October 2014 Mullum Ex Services Club, Mullumbimby 2482 As part of the Centenary of WW1 Commemorations and the exhibition Re-Membering Our ANZACs, a workshop … Continue reading →

A big thank you to the Australian War Memorial. I spent a couple of days at the Memorial getting some background information for my exhibition in November – Re-Membering Our ANZACs.  I checked out the ANZAC Voices exhibition and the … Continue reading →

It was the final night at Scouts last Wednesday.  Ang and Ros and I couldn’t have asked for more enthusiasm or a better group of young people to work with.  They painted, sculpted and played with clay until the artworks were … Continue reading →

Well we are doing our best to get our paintings and sculptures finished for the November exhibition.  Thanks to the enthusiasm of the scouts we will be well finished on time. They are a fantastic group of young people. Happy … Continue reading →

Scouting Out Our ANZACS – A joint collaboration between the Mullum Scouts and PAN artists Angele van den Heuvel, Ros Collins and Debby Gower is gaining momentum.  Wednesday we spent a great night starting our canvasses and beginning some sculptures.  … Continue reading →

Re-membering Our ANZACs is a project involving 2-3 workshops engaging WW1 descendants and local school children. Together we will create an art exhibition to be held at the Mullumbimby Ex-Services Club in coordination with the 11 November 2014 Remembrance commemorations. … Continue reading →