The Fairy Horde And The Hedgehog Host

From the Art Wank section of this piece: "Tessa Farmer conjures rather sinister fairy worlds, embodying science, taxidermy, fantasy and almost gothic horror. Her hedgehog is host to a phantasmagorical array of real and constructed creatures, some as beautiful as jewels but most, apparently, at least as nasty as the parasitic wasps she recently studied as artist-in-residence at the Natural History Museum in London. "

Hobart - a day of art and chocolate

March 16th 2015
Monday 16th March 2015 MONA, the Museum of Old and New Art, is considered to be one of the top attractions of Hobart. It is the largest privately funded museum in Australia and was founded in 2001 by Tasmanian millionaire, David Walsh. This was where we headed this morning. It is set in the Moorilla Winery about 20kms from Hobart on cliffs overlooking the Derwent River ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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