It's with sadness that I learned recently of the unfortunate destruction of much of the exquisitely carved sculpture installed in a facility near Marysville, Victoria, Australia, known as Bruno's Art and Sculpture Garden. [Please have a look at the following link; www.brunosart.com/helpus.htm to see the slide show and learn more.]
Artist Bruno has spent years creating beautiful, magical sculptures in a Faerie style, installed in a park setting adjacent to his gallery and residence, only to see them mostly destroyed in the recent fires. Words can hardly sum up the heartbreak this would represent for any artist. Of course the human cost is unquestionably the greatest matter in this situation, and those now in the process of attempting to recover in the aftermath of so much horror are mustering extraordinary courage, and deserve all the help they can receive. But restoration of as much as possible of the material destruction is nonetheless critical to the survivors and their morale, plus support--financially, practically or emotionally--from outside, is most urgent.
On behalf of myself and my colleagues within the Three Farthing Stone Fellowship in Gloucester England, we wish to offer our sincere condolences and solidarity as you mourn what was lost, and as you rebuild and restore in the weeks and months ahead.
Posted by Ted on March 02, 2009
