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Artuccino's spotlighted content. View illustrated quotes and selections from the artworks
of our visiting artists. Read about
the books of Granville Allen Mawer, Australian historian and author. Learn about Allan Cunningham plant explorer 1791-1839 and other interesting people.
Enjoy Roger Vickery's
prize winning poetry, find literary magazines on our magazine rack,
or select a seriously social event to attend in Sydney.
Title
: Elephants Don't Fly
"As I glanced up in the sky
A bird
dropped something from ahigh.
As I wiped it from my eye.
I thanked
the Lord elephants don't fly."
We,
here at Artuccino, are proud to present some examples of John
Wells' art. His current work is centered on his wonderfully bright and energetic
murals that are decorating some of Sydney's most prestigious
properties.
John
generously shares his extensive expertise with his art class students. He teaches
art in all mediums. His classes include "plein
aire" painting, botanical art, life classes and much much more.
The
Ballad of Jack Doolan, the Wild Colonial Boy Re-written by Granville Allen Mawer
A
note from the author: The Wild Colonial Boy is generally
believed to be either a wholly fictional character or very loosely based on Bold
Jack Donohoe, a convict bushranger of the 1820s. There was, however, a juvenile
bushranger named Jack Doolan born, as the song says, in Castlemaine (Victoria).
He was briefly active around Bendigo in 1872. His story is faintly referred to
in the song but its central incidents are most likely borrowed from the bushranging
careers of Donohoe and Harry Power, Ned Kelly's mentor. Doolan's own story is
told in detail in my book The Life & Legend of Jack Doolan, the Wild Colonial
Boy (Mulini Press, Canberra, Australia, 2004),but I have also re-written the song
to give the very real Jack Doolan his own ballad.
"The
Australian Museum Society (often referred to as TAMS) gives people an opportunity
to participate in the growth and development of the Museum, supporting its work
in preserving Australia's natural environment and cultural heritage for future
generations.
Among the many benefits of membership,
the Society runs an exciting program of events - exhibition previews, lectures,
family outings, bush walks, behind-the-scenes tours and so on. It also organises
local and overseas tours led by Museum experts, as well as weekend field trips
and adventure holidays.
The Society was established
in 1972 and now has about 9,000 members, all enjoying different aspects of membership
and various levels of participation and commitment. It's not necessary to come
to events to be a participant ... simply becoming a member confirms your support
for the Museum."
If you love the arts, literature,
photography, nature, travel and want to include these cultural activities in your
socialising, browse the links provided on our Serious
Sydney Socialiser Page
"When
all is said and done, what makes life worth living?
Not electronics, entertainments,
or rapid information retrieval, but a spiritual and soulful vision that arises
from enchanted nature, a fantasy-filled childhood, intimate neighbourhood and
homes, and a public life dedicated to the needs of the heart."
Read
a selection from Artuccino's
Creative Prose and Flash Fiction
THE ALLAN CUNNINGHAM PROJECT
This blog is a recording of Diane Challenor's journey as she gets to know a botanist explorer, Allan Cunningham, who dedicated his life to science in the early 1800s.
The purpose of the Allan Cunningham Project
is to collect accurate information
related to Allan Cunningham.
We believe that his botanical work is very relevant today.
His research tells us what plants were here in Australia before British colonisation, along with their location. His geographical exploration in the past has had a major impact on today's story and makes fascinating reading.
Keeping a record of what Allan Cunningham witnessed, discovered and documented will ensure that our generation and future generations will have access, via the internet,
to information related to the Australian landscape, its flora and his story.
Leonardo's
Ink Bottle . . . "is an artist's vision different from the way most people
see? The sensitive eye is the innocent eye, a way of seeing which has remained
open to the freshness of view experienced by a child, free of preconceptions,
unlimited by ideas of what is possible and what is not."
Very
interesting people have uttered the quotes that make up Artuccino's quote collection.
Some of these people are very wise and have shared glimpses into their profound
understanding of life. Others, in general, were not so wise but they occasionally
said very wise things.
Often a simple quote is just
the a small hint of the wisdom contained in a body of work, left behind, by the
sage, for us to study and to learn from.
Artuccino
is continually expanding its content to incorporate details of these interesting
people
When one door closes,
another opens. But we often look so regretfully upon the closed door that we don't
see the one that has opened for us.
Source : ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL
We
can't control the direction of the wind,but we can adjust our sails.
Source :
PAUL HANNA
What is poetry? Wordsworth asserted that
poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings arising from emotion recollected
in tranquility. Source : WILLIAM WORDSWORTH
What
sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.
Source : JOSEPH ADDISON
To
laugh often and much;To win the respect of intelligent people;To earn the appreciation
of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others; To know one life has breathed easier because you have
lived; This is to have succeeded. Source : RALPH WALDO EMERSON
