Author Archives: deborahgowerceramics

DNA – Family Tree   Deborah Gower 2015 Fromelles Once Lost, Never Forgotten Earthenware   The curve of the upturned diggers hat is a symbolic line between the digger and the DNA process. Hands reach out and faces peer out … Continue reading →

Found Deborah Gower 2015 Fromelles Once Lost, Never Forgotten Earthenware   Eight pits were excavated in Pheasant Wood, Fromelles in an effort to identify the bodies of soldiers buried in mass graves after the Battle of Fromelles 19/20 July 1916.  … Continue reading →

Laid to Rest Deborah Gower 2015 Fromelles Once Lost, Never Forgotten Earthenware   The Battle of Fromelles 19/20 July 1916 was fought on the Western Front.  Australia suffered some 5,533 Killed, Wounded or Missing in just 24 hours.  250 Australians … Continue reading →

Explode   Deborah Gower 2015 Fromelles Once Lost, Never Forgotten Earthenware   “The Australian Brigades moved out on the evening of the 16th July, many men suspecting the soundness of the rushed preparations.  Only those in the first two waves … Continue reading →

Somewhere in France (Quelque part en France) Deborah Gower 2015 Fromelles Once Lost, Never Forgotten Earthenware Mixed Media A bed of Blue, White and Red material symbolises the French Flag and the country where many Australian boys fought and died. … Continue reading →

Todays flower basket workshop with some of the creative ladies of Fromelles. Merci my friends. I love crafting ceramic flowers and the wonderful inhabitants of Fromelles made the afternoon such a fun and pleasant day. xxx

    What an amazingly wonderful weekend it has been. I was busy with visitors to the exhibition so I didn”t get many group pictures but I will put up pictures of some of my works over the next few days. … Continue reading →

I was totally stunned to receive the most wonderful gift from the town of Fromelles. I felt very welcome and a part of this gracious community. Thank you Jean-Gabriel Masson and the community of Fromelles for this beautiful gift and … Continue reading →

What a fabulous day.  Some wonderful new cobber friends and some of the work I have been doing with the Cobbers students and children of Fromelles. Debby xxx