June 9, 2020 Basil Hall
Following a bit of drama with the double doors (who knew even the widest of sliding doors wouldn’t be wide enough for a Hilton press?), the press was finally installed in Canberra last week. The guys who built the shed came back and removed the whole unit, frame and all, allowing the fork lift access to gently deposit and …
May 11, 2020 Basil Hall
In the midst of the current pandemic distraction, a note that other issues may have been temporarily swept under the carpet. This almost biblical confrontation between a young activist,…
Prominent Warmun artist, Lena Nyadbi, may be in retirement in Hall’s Creek these days, but a set of her beautiful etching plates has emerged and they have been approved…
February 19, 2020 basiljhall
Artists’ residencies are offered year round by King Island Council and their Art & Cultural Centre. I have generously been offered nearly three weeks here to explore and work…
I was at the scene of Australia’s worst ever (civil) maritime disaster yesterday. It’s on the S-W coast of King Island, where almost 175 years ago a barque named…
January 22, 2020 basiljhall
Yes, we have a lot of fun on our Skopelos workshops! It’s our eleventh year of workshops on this beautiful island and we were about to offer Intaglio (etching…
