While cruising the aisles of Corio’s Coles supermarket, a Double Take correspondent overheard a party of young men, obviously tourists, asking a staffer whether the store stocked “local Australian chocolate”.
“Hmmm, I’m not sure. The Coles brand might be,” explained the worker, scratching his head – and standing next to an extensive Cadbury display.
And from the nice-work-if-you-can-get-it department, Surf Coast sculptor Cinnamon Stephens and husband Rowan have just returned from a 10-day artist residency – in Italy.
Cinnamon (pictured) and studio-partner Rowan understandably “jumped at the chance” when Podere Conte Racani, a property in the state of Umbria, offered her the gig.
“Our brief was to be inspired by the 70-acre farm and wooded property we were staying at to create ironwork sculpture that would stay as part of a cultural park,” she explained.
The pair worked on turning the farm’s 150-year-old barn into “nature-inspired cultural hub”, with the help of a Canadian mural artist who painted the exterior.
Cinamon and Rowan recycled materials from around the property to create two large sculptures for the project, along with a gift for the farm’s owner.
Cinnamon said she planned to share a public presentation on her experience “in the near future”.
Sounds like a slide-show not to be missed!
He might be down a little on form but Cats skipper Joel Selwood’s still best-on-ground with the kids at Fyans Park Primary School at least.
“Thanks for getting our ball yesterday when it went on the road”, the school’s grade three/four Twitter account posted on Thursday, adding the hashtag #ourhero.
Expects a less-thankful response from the Giants when he wrests control of the ball at Simonds Stadium tomorrow.
