Swell 2012

Yesterday, I went down to Currumbin Beach to the Swell Sculpture Festival which is on from the 14 - 23 September 2012.

 The sun was shining, the vibe was amazing, joyful and the the sculpture amazing....

 I am only going to give you a peak of what is on show this year, there is plenty of time to get to Currumbin and check it out for yourselves! Really worth the trip.

The sea was the backdrop to approx 30 - 40 sculptures by incredibly creative people, some of whom I had the opportunity to meet and chat with.

Next weekend, I'm off to the Sunshine Coast Hinterland Open Studios 2012 which my good friend Candace Herne is participating in this year. (Candice Herne Blog)

This event is on now until 7 October (nearly a month), so there is still plenty of time to get there and have the opportunity to see 23 artists in their studios.

Swell Done! Swell Sculpture Festival 2010

Well the arduous drive thru masses of traffic down to Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast was well worth the trip to see the Swell Sculpture Festival which was totally amazing and exceeded all of my expections. The traffic was worse than usual due to the beginning of the Queensland School Holidays.

The weather was a little overcast but that did nothing to dampen everyone's enthusiasm to get out and see all the truly wonderful sculptures, so many ideas, such creativity.

I wandered amongst the sculptures for a couple of hours with hundred's of other people, locals, tourists, artists and kids who excitedly climbed over everything climbable (unfortunately ignoring the many keep off signs). I don't know what the organisers expected though putting such interesting things in plays way.

The beach was a beautiful moody backdrop on an overcast day to the sculptures. The weather didn't stop the many surfers who were out taking advantage of a few good waves.

This is one of my favourites (of which I have many), it reminds me of seagulls all standing together on the beach. Unfortunately I can't include photos of every sculpture as there were 55 and I know that very shortly, pictures of all the sculptures will be added to the Swell Sculpture Festival's website so you can check them all out there. Congratulations to all the artists who participated and the Gold Coast City Council, the whole festival was fantastic.