Dahlsen’s dive into debris created a sustainable career
When John Dahlsen, the Byron-based environmental artist, comes home from Darwin to appear at the Byron Bay Writers’ Festival in two weeks time, it…
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The equestrian equine artist
When horse lover Sue Fraser had a fall from one of her beloved horses and broke her ankle – it opened a whole new…
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The surreal life and times of Hamish Gordon
When Mullumbimby-based Hamish Gordon, owner of PhatMajik studios, was bitten by a spider some years ago, his near-death experience changed his creative life forever…
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Splendid arts and crafts at Splendour in the Grass
Already famous as one of Australia’s premier music festivals, Splendour in the Grass also plays host to an innovative program that showcases some of…
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Dynamic Drawing students strut their stuff in a joint exhibition
Dynamic Drawing has been part of Byron Shire’s creative landscape for over ten years, and with a group exhibition opening next week at Kulchajam,…
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Painter Sally Gabori’s work lives on in Pat Corrigan’s latest book
When the painter Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda (Sally Gabori), died recently on February 11, 2015, she left behind an extraordinary body of work, much of it…
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Don’t rain on their parade – they’re turning 21!
The Lismore Lantern Parade is officially a grown-up. This year it turns 21, and on the night of the Winter Solstice, on Saturday June…
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The restorers
Johnny and Helene Thompson’s furniture business, Dirty Old Town, takes discarded local timbers and gives them new life, writes Christina Giorgio. I met my…
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The Channon Gallery re-opens
The Channon Gallery’s first show since the loss of one of its founders, concentrates on Western Desert artists and the result is a powerfully…
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‘Pottering’ around is a family affair
The new owners of the Lismore Northern Rivers Pottery Supplies are riding a wave of ceramic resurgence, writes Candida Baker. Madeleine Smith and…
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