The Elephant in the Room
The Elephant in the Room
An art gallery event held for the Humane Society International at the Richard Martin Gallery in October 2012.
All artworks and contributions to this event were elephant orientated with money raised from this evening going towards an elephant sanctuary in Agra, India. There are 6 elephants in the ‘Elephant Haven’ by the names of Bhola, Bijli, Rajesh, Maya, Phool Kali and Chanchal.
The gallery included ell-prints, elephant footprints on canvas. The process is a very slow, laborious and time intensive project. Environment and elephants friendly colours /vegetable dyes are kept in large containers around the elephant. Then a carpet of canvas pieces is layered between the elephant and some juicy sugarcane. The elephants take their time walking over the canvas making beautiful prints. It sometimes takes several days of patience and perseverance to get a single good footprint.
Thanks to:
- MC Claire Hooper
- Guest Speaker: Joan Pearson
- Auctioneer: James Reed from Sotheby’s
- Artist: Richard Allen
- Artist: Danielle Harte
- Guest auctioneers Mikey Robins & Steve Abbott
- Thank you to Richard, Dane & Kris from the RICHARD MARTIN ART GALLERY
- Naomi Hamililton Photography
- Caroline Rafferty
- Daynor Missingham
- Liz Sherborne Jewellery
- Georgina Davidson
- David Matters from Best Cellars
- Joan Pearson’s friends for volunteering and providing food
- Jess’s friends for volunteering
Letter to Larry
Letter to Larry
Starting 2012 with a ‘Letter to Larry’ about Vivien Leigh and Sir Lawrence Olivier – the Benefit was for SANE Australia.The production of Letter to Larry was dedicated to the memory of Di Bliss
The play was held at the Tamarama Rock Surfers (Bondi Pavillion) in early April, 2012.
Thank you to:
- The wonderful Donald MacDonald (writer and director of Letter to Larry)
- The Amazingly talented actress Susie Lindeman
- Thank you Shark Island Productions
- MC: Judy Nunn
- Guest Speakers: Carmen Duncan & Magistrate Brian Maloney
- Sophie and the Bondi Pavillion staff
- Anne MacPherson
- Observatory Hotel
- Sinead Davies
- Best wishes to SANE Australia’s CEO Barbara Hocking (who retired from SANE middle of 2011)
- Jess’s & Bree’s friends who kindly volunteered
