Spencer Park Primary Artworks

The students and staff at Spencer Park are a creative bunch with every child contributing artwork to an exhibition launched at the Albany Museum this evening by Peter Watson MLA.

Talented local poet Maree Dawes was enjoying the students’ work and I was thrilled to see that ‘Lighthouse Girl’ has inspired some of this year’s art.

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Ms Joyce’s students have made fabulous semaphore cushions while Ms Perry’s class used charcoal to create evocative lighthouse images. Here are some samples of their work…

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And then on the way home, we glimpsed a preview of tomorrow evening’s projections on the side of St John’s church and the Town Hall. An exciting few days ahead…

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SCBWI Louise Schofield Award

awardThis week I was honoured to be awarded the biennial Louise Schofield Award for services to the WA writers and illustrators community. It’s a great honour for me as Louise was a dear friend and wonderful supporter of the arts in Western Australia. The award was presented by her beautiful daughter Zahra which made the event even more special. Here’s a picture of me with the award.