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Creative bushlanders

Creative bushlanders

Creative bushlanders

There is much in the realm of creativity, performance and artistic talent that has emerged in the Bushlands during the four decades since subdivision. A quick reflection reveals many who, either as professionals or amateurs, have a career or maybe just dabbled as a: patchwork quilter, spinner, weaver, painter, sculptor, musician, singer, builder, mason, photographer, […]


Creative: Antoinette Birkenbeil

My bushland idyll in the lovely mud brick home built by Charles and his family and friends, has given me an opportunity to return to photography as my first love, after finishing my manuscript for “From Bourbon Street to Bennetts Lane: A jazz journey”, which is now with Scholarly Publishing in Melbourne. One of the […]


Creative: Jan Palethorpe

Creative: Jan Palethorpe

Jan was born in Melbourne in 1956 and studied sculpture and printmaking at CIT from 1986-88 and the Victorian College of the Arts from 1983-84. Since 1978 she has exhibited in solo exhibitions at various venues including Powell Street Graphics, Leon Massoni at Tolarno Galleries, Art Space Footscray, Qdos Gallery Lorne, Gasworks Theatre, University of […]


Creative: Ken Savage carpenter, builder

Creative: Ken Savage carpenter, builder

Teacher (1961–1977), School Principal (1978–1994), Builder (1994–2005),  Hobby carpenter/renovator  (since 1947). I have always been interested in carpentry and woodwork and was given my first carpentry tools at the age of seven and my initial project was to make a boat.  Little children’s tools are not very efficient but I persisted and managed to saw […]