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Artist's Statement:
The window celebrates this place and its people: past, present and future.
The rock upon which the castle stands, the river (Wye) flowing in great loops embracing three communities and the lush, timeless landscape bisected by road and river crossing are all reflected within the design.
Since 1300 AD the castle chapel has been a site of Christian worship and the window seeks to emphasise the sense of spirituality within it. "Upon this rock I will build my church" are the words of Christ from St. Matthew's gospel, offering a link between the chapel and the three churches of Goodrich, Marstow and Welsh Bicknor. Three faces, a man, woman and child emerge from the rock in communion with each other.
Pictures by local children sparkle in the river like sunlight on water during its continuous journey. One more generation is passing through.
The window is made of the finest English mouth-blown stained glass, with details etched and painted and assembled with lead - techniques used by artists and craftsmen for the past thousand years.
Nicola Hopwood, Brockhampton, Herefordshire 2000'
Sculpture by: Jun-Jin Noh
Artist statement: Propose symbolises eternal love through two turtles. Facing each other they embody unwavering devotion, while glass beads evoke trust and purity. Crafted from enduring granite, it mirrors the unbreakable bond between souls.
The old buildings and the new grain storage tanks signify generations on the land. Australia's first and only Nobel Prize winner for Literature, Patrick White (1912-1990), wrote of these experiences in what some consider his greatest novel: The Tree of Man (1955).
patrickwhitecatalogue.com/novels/tree/
I remember studying Patrick White in high school literature classes in the 1970s, just after he'd been awarded the Nobel Prize in 1973. It was often jokingly said (but with a grain of truth) that he was Australia's greatest unread novelist. Sadly, that statement is even more true today. lithub.com/on-patrick-white-australias-great-unread-novel...
But then that is true of most quality literature in this almost post-literary age. The book and literature remains the essential lifeblood of culture however, as it was long ago for the Greeks with Homer. Americans spent much of the 20th century looking for the "great American novel". And perhaps Patrick White's The Tree of Man comes close to that in Australian terms. The only writer I consider in his category of literary importance in the past 70 years of Australian writing is David Malouf, to whom White was a great mentor and friend. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Malouf
In the case of White and Malouf, the key elements are a deep understanding of the historical currents that shape a culture, and an intuitive sense of the poetic.
But let me conclude with a memory of Patrick White - the man. I once heard him speak in 1983 at LaTrobe University in Melbourne. He packed out the largest lecture theatre and addressed what he considered the most critical issue of the day: Nuclear Disarmament. Patrick White inspired us that day, not because he was obsessively political. But as a man of passion who spoke of a deep sadness at how the world that once imagined greatness like Homer, could be reduced to shrilled rats in a cage fearful that one of the superpowers would drop the bomb.
I will never forget that speech as long as I live. Here was a man proving why literature is still important and that we dismiss it at our eternal peril. We are now entrusted to care for the very land our ancestors passed down to us. Let us not fail in that duty.
Created for the Digitalmania challenge where this week we're taking inspiration from the work of ANASTASIYA MARKOVICH.
Credit to Carolyn at SharingTubes and BethRimmer, whilst the background is my own.
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The fifties mixed with the nineties fashion?
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A massive lightning strike - Constantia Kloof, Westrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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A baseball game rain delay statement that is
Still mostly off - hope to see all your work afterwards
The Death of Marat by He Xiangyu. This remarkably realistic sculpture is a depiction of fellow Chinese artist Ai Weiwei (who is still very much among the living).
at Balvaird Castle.
I always think the trees which surround Balvaird Castle look as though they are sentinels protecting it.
And often they outshine it!
What could be more fashionable than a single white tail feather ? It's a bold statement by any means, and I'm sure he's the talk of the bird world.
The white tail feather is actually Leucism which is caused by uneven distribution of melanin in the feathers.
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Facing East towards Cambodia which
as the bird flies is only 60 miles away.
Handheld Nikon D300, Nikkor 17-55 2.8.
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