Romancing the Skull

Ballarat Art Gallery; two weeks of fabulous stories

What a great two weeks of telling stories to accompany the Romancing the Skull exhibition. Started by acknowledging country and the traditional owners, the Wathaurong people, besides Josh Bowes sculptural piece "Memento". Made from a basalt boulder from the Baker family farm.

Then it was onto "Skeleton Women by Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estes from her collection of stories, Women who run with the wolves.  Eeerie story that totally captivated all listeners. If you would like to read the story, go this link, Skeleton Women or to find out more about the fabulous Dr Estes you can connect on her face book page here. Me drum is sitting in the corner, ready to beat the calling, flesh, flesh, flesh..... It is a great story.

Fiona Hall is a leading contemporary Australian Artist and she was commissioned to make a piece. which was this stack of glass coffins, with floating skulls inside. It lent itself to the Ghost story, "The Dare". My version was set in the Ballan cemetery. Thrilling. 

For her commissioned piece Sally Smart asks a question, 'Were there any women pirates? I shared the story of my links to Captain Kidd the Pirate. You can read the story on my blog,​ here.

The final room was devoted to Mexican art and I posed a question about the Mexican flag and told the story of the long journey. read more about it here.

Romancing the Skull is on until 28 Janurary 2018 Art Gallery of Ballarat