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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 will form part of an artwork at the Re-Membering Our ANZACs exhibition at the Ex-Services Club Mullumbimby Nov 11-17.

A huge thank you to Paul Smith, Angele Van Den Heuvel and

The Mullumbimby RSL Sub Branch, Mullumbimby RSL Women’s Auxiliary, Ex-Services Club Mullumbimby, Australian War Memorial, Dolphin Office Choice Mullumbimby, WW1 descendants and the Mullumbimby community for support with this workshop.

Debby x

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 the pain of war and loss.

Jackson’s grandfather Richard William Wainwright was also one of the brave soldiers who fought in Vietnam (pic 1969 Six RAR).

Lest We Forget.

 Richard William Wainwright

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 the time of World War One.

If you are a descendant of a World War One Veteran there are limited spaces available for the

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 will be held for descendants of WW1 to write messages of Commemoration on wooden crosses supplied by the Australian War Memorial. Ultimately the crosses will be displayed as part of an artwork for the exhibition, Re-Membering Our ANZACs Nov 10-17 and then returned to the Australian War Memorial for distribution overseas on war graves.

You can RSVP me through this site if you would like to attend.

Happy clay days

Debby

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 will be held for descendants of WW1 to write messages of Commemoration on wooden crosses supplied by the Australian War Memorial. Ultimately the crosses will be displayed as part of an artwork for the exhibition, Re-Membering Our ANZACs Nov 10-17 and then returned to the Australian War Memorial for distribution overseas on war graves.

RSVP Debby Gower gowerpdr@bigpond.com

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 Commemorative Crosses Education tour. Thanks to Penny the Koala and the Year 6 students of Penshurst School, Sydney for letting me tag along with them.

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 finished – all the while learning a little more about the sacrifice of our local Mullumbimby soldiers and their families.  A huge thanks to PAN (Practicing Artists Network) for supporting this community project.

The final exhibition will be held in Mullumbimby in November – more details to come closer to the date.

happy clay days

Debby

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 clay days

Debby

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. 

I can’t wait to see what next time brings as we look at the impact of World War 1 on local soldiers and their families and build on our artwork.  Our work is inspired by how we all feel about what an event that impacted on so many lives.

Happy clay days

Debby

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.

The exhibition will have artworks inspired by the memorabilia of descendants/relatives of Mullumbimby soldiers who fought in the First World War and one artwork made from crosses made by local students.

Stay Tuned for more information.

Happy Clay days

Debby