[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”6920″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]How long have been at TBSSS?  I have been coming regularly to TBSSS since 2011 after I came to a one-day workshop.  My preference has been for Wednesday evening as it’s about half way through the week and excellent for a ‘break’.  I have formed some great friendships over the time.  Looking back from 2021 I have no idea how I managed to have about 13 pieces for an exhibition at the TBSSS Clara St Gallery in 2015. Where do you travel from each week? I…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”6900″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Christine Crimmins, one of our teachers at TBSSS, was awarded Highly Commended for her limestone sculptural work Sential, at the Crookwell Art Gallery held last month.  The work was on show at exhibition Art on the Range which included the show and sale of contemporary and traditional artwork, including sculpture and photography. Art on the Range is featured every two years by the Crookwell Art Gallery.  The show attracts artists and visitors from around the Southern Tablelands, South Coast and regional NSW areas.  This year, the show was opened by Mr…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”6881″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tom Bass’ iconic Canberra sculpture, Ethos (located outside the ACT Legislative Assembly), marked its 59th anniversary just before the new year, in December 2020. The sculpture, crafted to represent the ‘spirit of the community’, was built from copper and was unveiled in 1961. ABC News Canberra has put together a Classic Canberra video to mark the occasion, featuring footage of Tom working on the sculpture and its subsequent unveiling. You can view the view the video here. The cement plinth under the statue holds a time capsule with an…

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_wp_custommenu nav_menu=”5″ el_class=”sub”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_gallery interval=”3″ images=”6863″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Over the first weeks of the new year, TBSSS ran three summer workshops: a week-long life study with Wendy Black (and wonderful model Jaqi Pascoe); an open workshop with Monika Scarrabelotti; and a three-day alabaster carving workshop with Carol Crawford and Wendy Black. The workshops were a huge success – both the open workshop and alabaster carving courses sold out and it was wonderful to see students channelling their new year creative energy into some fabulous pieces! Carol has written some words about the alabaster…