Posted in animation, film, puppetry, puppets, tv on Mar 4th, 2006
The Gothia Gazette is reporting that The Mysterious Geographic Adventures of Jasper Morello, nominated for Best Animated Sort in the Academy Awards, will be screening on SBS on this Friday 10th March at 8.00pm. The DVD of Jasper Morello, including a ‘making of’ featurette and other award winning films by director Anthony Lucas will be [...]
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Posted in art, books, tv on Oct 2nd, 2005
Maxine McKew (7.30 Report) did a lovely interview the other night with artist Margaret Olley. Part of the charm was non-verbal, the smiling eyes, expressions, gestures, the unsaid knowingness, on each side. But this was my favourite part of the verbal :
MAXINE McKEW: You’ve said you paint for yourself. Is that right?
MARGARET OLLEY: I do. [...]
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Posted in puppetry, puppets, tv on Sep 17th, 2005
Mosman Art Gallery is hosting an
exhibition titled Mr Squiggle - Who’s
pulling the strings: The Art and Life of Norman
Hetherington from Sept 3rd to
October 9th.
‘This exhibition explores the career of Norman Hetherington, the originator, creator and puppeteer of the popular children’s ABC program, ‘Mr Squiggle’. Norman Hetherington has lived in Mosman for over 40 years and [...]
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