Week 45/2024: More art and architecture
Week of 4 November 2024 Last week was about art, and this week was about more art and architecture as well. Art and architecture Art After seeing two art exhibitions last week, this week I decided to top it with five. It wasn’t deliberate. I was just in the...
Week 39/2024: Deco Tuesday
Week of 23 September 2024 This was a busy week leading up to school holidays. Art Deco in Hobart Deco Tuesday On Tuesday I went with a group from the Friends of the Theatre Royal on a tour of Hobart’s art deco architecture. Led by FOTR’s Moya Deigan, a...
Week 19/2024: Supremely judgmental
Supremely judgmental Week of 6 May 2024 This week was the 200th anniversary celebrations for the Supreme Court of Tasmania. And Sunday was Mother’s Day. Supreme Court My favourite building It’s no secret that my favourite building in Hobart (that is still standing) is the Supreme Court. And on...
Week 13/2024: Photowalking
Week of 25 March 2024 A quiet week, with a couple of very high points. It was a long weekend for Easter so I got a chance to go out walking with my camera. Photowalking: A weekend of photos Friday I look at the morning skies from the window...
Sydney travel blog day 3
Tuesday 17 January 2023 Randwick Art Deco According to the handy Randwick Art Deco Walk brochure from Randwick City Council, in the 1920s-1940s, when Art Deco was particularly popular, there was an “explosion of residential building activity in Randwick and Coogee, catering for the boom in population between the...