The Restless crew have had their fair share of rain the last few days here at Bundanon, but that hasn't let their spirits down. Their creative talents in the studio translate perfectly into the community kitchen at the Hymie Sherman Studio and Apartment where we all sit together for lunch and dinner.
Sometimes we're treated to a little impromptu evening performance of traveling cabaret acts (Danielle Baloi - Romania), transgenderedISH burlesque (Andrina Pandoslikova - Greece), and sudden outbreaks of one liners, comebacks, and advertisement jingles. Are we missing the TV...? No we're not.
Here's what's been dished up in the first week (and by who).
Evening
Pumpkin Soup - Jess
Pasta - Matt
Chilli Beans with rice - Philip
Bar-b-q - Philip & Matt (Melanzani fingers - Dean)
Stir Fry - Jess
Roast Chicken & Vegetables
(beetroot and fetta) with a glass of red wine - Philip, Matt, Dean & Elizabeth.
(This is the first night any wine appeared on the table).
Mushroom Risotto - Miranda
Kangaroo Stroganoff & Vegetable Stir Fry
(with a glass of red wine) - Dean & Elizabeth.
Anyone following the pattern here...?
Lunch
Pasta - Jess
Cous Cous with roast pumpkin and fetta - Jess & Philip
Salads
Sandwiches
Second Breakfasts (after 2 - 3 hours of yoga)
Scrambled eggs on toast - Dean & Philip
Vegemite on toast - everyone at some point... although Matt seems to be chained to the toaster much of the time.
Muslie, porridge and fruit
Spirilina and OJ
Garlic, ginger, lemon juice and paprika tea
(guess who gave us the flu?)
Cough mixture and Vitamins
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Monday, May 30, 2011
Scoring
You began working with some of Dean's Foreign Language scoring system today with two new dancers from Sydney. What are your reflections on Dean's process and how do you find working with Elizabeth and Miranda?
Matthew Shilcock:
I was really excited to work with both the scoring systems we worked with today. Having done Dean's Masterclasss last year in Adelaide, I've been excited to work with him ever since. The Rising & Falling and the Paralysis & Carry scoring systems have been exciting for me to explore and also very empowering.
The ground for me for many years has had such a fear factor, because in the past hitting the ground often causes me injuries and broken bones. So its been really empowering to work with the ground and have it as a new tool in my tool belt rather than something to be feared. Its great to feel at home using the ground as an element to create dance.
I've enjoyed working with the Paralysis & Carry score because its been empowering to reflect on instances in the past when I've had injuries yet still needed to move myself in some way - whether it be getting from my bed to the toilet or from the couch to the kitchen table and being able to look back on those experiences and develop something positive from that. I can think back to when I had a broken leg when I was on the ground, I had to crawl in a way that was the safest way I had to get around. I could look back and think, that was really cool and I don't have to think of it as a painful and negative experience. That happened today.
Its great to work with Elizabeth and Miranda. Its always good to work with new people. I look forward to working with them more to see how they move. I think that will be very interesting and a little indulgent as well.
I guess the way they both immersed themselves into this world they were creating in the studio with such confidence, they were so believable. If I've learnt anything I suppose its to let go and to completely and wholly inhabit the world that's being created with absolute confidence. I really enjoyed today the experience of connecting with the other dancers in the group, we each had little turns. I really enjoyed connecting with them almost in an ESP kind of way. When I was doing duets with Miranda, Dean & Andrew, I felt like there was incredible conviction - I wasn't worried about being out of time with them, I felt absolute confidence that whatever we did, we did together and I felt completely in sync with their bodies.
Matthew Shilcock:
I was really excited to work with both the scoring systems we worked with today. Having done Dean's Masterclasss last year in Adelaide, I've been excited to work with him ever since. The Rising & Falling and the Paralysis & Carry scoring systems have been exciting for me to explore and also very empowering.
The ground for me for many years has had such a fear factor, because in the past hitting the ground often causes me injuries and broken bones. So its been really empowering to work with the ground and have it as a new tool in my tool belt rather than something to be feared. Its great to feel at home using the ground as an element to create dance.
I've enjoyed working with the Paralysis & Carry score because its been empowering to reflect on instances in the past when I've had injuries yet still needed to move myself in some way - whether it be getting from my bed to the toilet or from the couch to the kitchen table and being able to look back on those experiences and develop something positive from that. I can think back to when I had a broken leg when I was on the ground, I had to crawl in a way that was the safest way I had to get around. I could look back and think, that was really cool and I don't have to think of it as a painful and negative experience. That happened today.
Its great to work with Elizabeth and Miranda. Its always good to work with new people. I look forward to working with them more to see how they move. I think that will be very interesting and a little indulgent as well.
I guess the way they both immersed themselves into this world they were creating in the studio with such confidence, they were so believable. If I've learnt anything I suppose its to let go and to completely and wholly inhabit the world that's being created with absolute confidence. I really enjoyed today the experience of connecting with the other dancers in the group, we each had little turns. I really enjoyed connecting with them almost in an ESP kind of way. When I was doing duets with Miranda, Dean & Andrew, I felt like there was incredible conviction - I wasn't worried about being out of time with them, I felt absolute confidence that whatever we did, we did together and I felt completely in sync with their bodies.
New dancers arrive...
This is your first time working with Restless and you've been at Bundanon for 24 hours now. How has your experience been so far?
Elizabeth Ryan:
There's some sense of feeling overwhelmed. There's a lot of information to take in, a lot of concepts being floated around and a lot of new people and new experiences to work with. Not only am I experiencing the wonder that is Budnanon for the first time, it has felt a little bit like my first day at school. All that expectancy and trepidation that you feel in a new job has been hovering around.
I feel very at home in some ways. The dancers immediately welcomed me into their space with no hesitation. Everyone is so dedicated to the creative process, but there is also a lot of silliness and laughter which suits me very well.
Miranda Wheen:
Its been a very happy one. Its been a little bit of staying quite, watching and staying present. Its been great to start off in the studio and get to know everyone as moving bodies. Everyone is incredibly friendly, inclusive and hard working and I feel really excited about the next two weeks. The natural environment is beautiful and peaceful - it inspires concentration, creativity and thinking about how the outside environment relates to the studio environment. The social environment is hip, happening and super fun, and the studio environment feels lively, energetic and full of things to come.
In terms of working with the new Touring Company, have your expectations been met today?
Elizabeth Ryan:
Yeah absolutely. I've arrived without too many preconceived ideas, so I haven't brought a lot of expectations with me. I remain open to the experience of what it means to work with Restless. I really didn't know what to expect. I've been doing a lot of observing today rather than jumping into assuming that I might be dealing with things in the right way. It feels more appropriate that I observe for a bit whilst remaining available and supportive. There's a lot to learn by taking a step back and absorbing the different personalities and different approaches to different situations in and out of the studio.
Miranda Wheen:
I guess I didnt have too many expectations. Having not worked with Restless before I didn't know what the process was like, so I wanted to come with a fresh mind. My one expectation was that the project would be interesting and challenging and that I would have a lot to learn from the company and after 24 hours I feel that that expectation will certainly be met. I think I have an important responsibility as a new member of the company to watch and learn. I need to first find out how the ensemble operates practically and creatively and then discover where my role might be within that.
Dean led the company through a series of scores today. How was that for you?
Elizabeth Ryan:
I loved the experienced. Having worked with Dean previously within different workshops settings and creative developments, I was very excited to experience these particular movement scores with the Restless dancers in the amazing Bundanon space. Immediately I found my imagination was triggered through watching and experiencing these scores in relation to the work Dean envisages creating with Restless. The imaginative potential and the freedom I felt in my body in relation to the other dancers I'm working with was very satisfying. It felt good.
Miranda Wheen:
It was really exciting for me, being quite familiar with a lot of Dean's scores, to revisit them in such a different context with a diverse group of dancers and a new group of bodies. It was great to rethink Dean's scores and their incredible possibilities for movement and choreography. What I realised about the scores (Sinking & Rising and Paralysis & Carry) is that they are more about finding possibilities than placing restrictions on movement. This project is about adaption and transformation - transforming not only movement but the way we work together.
These scores are a truely unifying device because every dancer's response is the right one.
Elizabeth Ryan:
There's some sense of feeling overwhelmed. There's a lot of information to take in, a lot of concepts being floated around and a lot of new people and new experiences to work with. Not only am I experiencing the wonder that is Budnanon for the first time, it has felt a little bit like my first day at school. All that expectancy and trepidation that you feel in a new job has been hovering around.
I feel very at home in some ways. The dancers immediately welcomed me into their space with no hesitation. Everyone is so dedicated to the creative process, but there is also a lot of silliness and laughter which suits me very well.
Miranda Wheen:
Its been a very happy one. Its been a little bit of staying quite, watching and staying present. Its been great to start off in the studio and get to know everyone as moving bodies. Everyone is incredibly friendly, inclusive and hard working and I feel really excited about the next two weeks. The natural environment is beautiful and peaceful - it inspires concentration, creativity and thinking about how the outside environment relates to the studio environment. The social environment is hip, happening and super fun, and the studio environment feels lively, energetic and full of things to come.
In terms of working with the new Touring Company, have your expectations been met today?
Elizabeth Ryan:
Yeah absolutely. I've arrived without too many preconceived ideas, so I haven't brought a lot of expectations with me. I remain open to the experience of what it means to work with Restless. I really didn't know what to expect. I've been doing a lot of observing today rather than jumping into assuming that I might be dealing with things in the right way. It feels more appropriate that I observe for a bit whilst remaining available and supportive. There's a lot to learn by taking a step back and absorbing the different personalities and different approaches to different situations in and out of the studio.
Miranda Wheen:
I guess I didnt have too many expectations. Having not worked with Restless before I didn't know what the process was like, so I wanted to come with a fresh mind. My one expectation was that the project would be interesting and challenging and that I would have a lot to learn from the company and after 24 hours I feel that that expectation will certainly be met. I think I have an important responsibility as a new member of the company to watch and learn. I need to first find out how the ensemble operates practically and creatively and then discover where my role might be within that.
Dean led the company through a series of scores today. How was that for you?
Elizabeth Ryan:
I loved the experienced. Having worked with Dean previously within different workshops settings and creative developments, I was very excited to experience these particular movement scores with the Restless dancers in the amazing Bundanon space. Immediately I found my imagination was triggered through watching and experiencing these scores in relation to the work Dean envisages creating with Restless. The imaginative potential and the freedom I felt in my body in relation to the other dancers I'm working with was very satisfying. It felt good.
Miranda Wheen:
It was really exciting for me, being quite familiar with a lot of Dean's scores, to revisit them in such a different context with a diverse group of dancers and a new group of bodies. It was great to rethink Dean's scores and their incredible possibilities for movement and choreography. What I realised about the scores (Sinking & Rising and Paralysis & Carry) is that they are more about finding possibilities than placing restrictions on movement. This project is about adaption and transformation - transforming not only movement but the way we work together.
These scores are a truely unifying device because every dancer's response is the right one.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Slow walk
Dean led the group through a slow walking exercise. Each dancer then responded physically to their experience and wrote about it.
Below is Dana's experience.
The first one was 30 minutes but we did it for 17 minutes and the second one was backwards. That was 8 minutes but it was close - it was 7 min 45 sec. and then we went forward and we did it 3 minutes. We waited for 1 minute and we went backwards for 1 minute. We did the forwards in 2:55 min and went back in 1:20 min - we would've got there.
I felt two people close to me. I felt the soft cold dirt under my feet, the soft grass. I heard the whip bird, the sparrows. I saw the trees, the brown bird. I heard the Corella's. I saw the swallows. I saw the fence and I saw the yellow flowers. I saw the clouds and the blue sky. I heard Andrew coughing. I heard Philip breathing. I saw Matt dancing, Jianna dancing, Philip dancing. I danced, Jess and Andrew danced at the same time as well, then looking out to the trees. The brown bird was sitting on the fence.
My dance
I did stuff on the floor. I put my arms up and down. I used my legs. I put my legs in the air. I put my arms across my chest. I blocked my ears. I rubbed my head on the grass. I put my head up to the sky.
Below is Dana's experience.
The first one was 30 minutes but we did it for 17 minutes and the second one was backwards. That was 8 minutes but it was close - it was 7 min 45 sec. and then we went forward and we did it 3 minutes. We waited for 1 minute and we went backwards for 1 minute. We did the forwards in 2:55 min and went back in 1:20 min - we would've got there.
I felt two people close to me. I felt the soft cold dirt under my feet, the soft grass. I heard the whip bird, the sparrows. I saw the trees, the brown bird. I heard the Corella's. I saw the swallows. I saw the fence and I saw the yellow flowers. I saw the clouds and the blue sky. I heard Andrew coughing. I heard Philip breathing. I saw Matt dancing, Jianna dancing, Philip dancing. I danced, Jess and Andrew danced at the same time as well, then looking out to the trees. The brown bird was sitting on the fence.
My dance
I did stuff on the floor. I put my arms up and down. I used my legs. I put my legs in the air. I put my arms across my chest. I blocked my ears. I rubbed my head on the grass. I put my head up to the sky.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Yoga class
What was the yoga class like with Dean this morning?
Matt Shillcock:
I loved stretching and doing physical things, it was quite challening - there were a lot of things I had trouble doing and so just had to experiment and find the way it works best for me is good - I really like that challenge. I also like doing yoga first thing in the morning without having breakfast almost first thing out of bed. It put me in a good place and made me feel relaxed. I'm really keen to see what the day brings. Doing a really intense yoga session like that made me appreciate that I'm on an real creative and artistic experience. This whole residency thign is not really average, that not many people get to do this and so I appreciate that this is very different from the norm.
Jianna Georgiou:
It's really good - I was thinking we could do that again. The incense and music was really nice. I've been doing yoga for a long time and I've worked hard on listening to Dean. He's going to be an amazing director. I liked doing the shoulder stands, that was my favourite but I liked everything else. It wasn't really hard - it was easy. I've done it before.
Dana Nance:
It was good - it wasn't too hard. I don't have a favourite but I liked all the stuff that Dean did this morning. I learnt how to bend my right leg near my bottom and put my right arm near my right knee and then put it around me and then I put my left hand around and joined them together with my head down. It was good exercise. I did downward dog, and I do a version where I put my left knee on the floor and my right leg out straight and put my arms on the ground. The new one was when I lied down and bent my knees and put my shoulders on the floor and put my hips facing that way to the door. That's what Dean wanted.
Andrew Pandos:
It was fantastic. It was really good. I've fallen in love with yoga and I felt it was something really hard because of my knees. It's interesting hearing the different kind of music - its got Indian music in it and Japan. I feel good inside me and it's really hard to find out how to learn yoga. It was different than yesterday. I loved doing the Om sound. I'd like to learn to do that again with my voice.
Matt Shillcock:
I loved stretching and doing physical things, it was quite challening - there were a lot of things I had trouble doing and so just had to experiment and find the way it works best for me is good - I really like that challenge. I also like doing yoga first thing in the morning without having breakfast almost first thing out of bed. It put me in a good place and made me feel relaxed. I'm really keen to see what the day brings. Doing a really intense yoga session like that made me appreciate that I'm on an real creative and artistic experience. This whole residency thign is not really average, that not many people get to do this and so I appreciate that this is very different from the norm.
Jianna Georgiou:
It's really good - I was thinking we could do that again. The incense and music was really nice. I've been doing yoga for a long time and I've worked hard on listening to Dean. He's going to be an amazing director. I liked doing the shoulder stands, that was my favourite but I liked everything else. It wasn't really hard - it was easy. I've done it before.
Dana Nance:
It was good - it wasn't too hard. I don't have a favourite but I liked all the stuff that Dean did this morning. I learnt how to bend my right leg near my bottom and put my right arm near my right knee and then put it around me and then I put my left hand around and joined them together with my head down. It was good exercise. I did downward dog, and I do a version where I put my left knee on the floor and my right leg out straight and put my arms on the ground. The new one was when I lied down and bent my knees and put my shoulders on the floor and put my hips facing that way to the door. That's what Dean wanted.
Andrew Pandos:
It was fantastic. It was really good. I've fallen in love with yoga and I felt it was something really hard because of my knees. It's interesting hearing the different kind of music - its got Indian music in it and Japan. I feel good inside me and it's really hard to find out how to learn yoga. It was different than yesterday. I loved doing the Om sound. I'd like to learn to do that again with my voice.
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Community Workshop experts
Restless led two workshops for local groups, (Learning Without Barriers, Aging Disability and Home Care, and Greenacres) with more than 20 people attending sessions on both days. Justin Bieber was banned from the workshop, so we relied on a random CD that was left in the stereo from a previous artist in resident. Staff from Bundanon (Tracie & Regina) joined in for part of the session on the second day (which I think was because they heard that one of the Restless dancers might be wearing his tights for this one).
The Restless team (Jianna, Dana, Andrew and Matt) were brilliant with the group. Most of the participants have had little exposure to dance in the past, although there were a couple of Merry Makers and several rising young stars amongst them. Jianna and Andrew both confidently led a warm up and received a big round of applause from everyone in the group. Within 30 minutes, Matt had transitioned from having never been on an education team ever, to leading half the group through a choreographic exercise which they performed in front of the other half. Dana brought all her knowledge and skill gained from working at Restless over the years and was an example of how this transfers into a community setting.
Everyone was fully engaging, focused and contributing in their own way which made a fantastic addition to the program at Bundanon. On all accounts, much fun was had by all, although Tracie and Regina exited early as they had other commitments. The highlight was probably the Thick Shake Monster solo and me finally giving in to Andrew's new Justin Bieber CD for the sake of having just the right atmosphere for the workshop finale - experts (solo dances from participants).
...and yes, Andrew did strip down to his tights and singlet top to knock out some pretty impressive moves. I think he's won a few hearts here in the Shoalhaven district.
The Restless team (Jianna, Dana, Andrew and Matt) were brilliant with the group. Most of the participants have had little exposure to dance in the past, although there were a couple of Merry Makers and several rising young stars amongst them. Jianna and Andrew both confidently led a warm up and received a big round of applause from everyone in the group. Within 30 minutes, Matt had transitioned from having never been on an education team ever, to leading half the group through a choreographic exercise which they performed in front of the other half. Dana brought all her knowledge and skill gained from working at Restless over the years and was an example of how this transfers into a community setting.
Everyone was fully engaging, focused and contributing in their own way which made a fantastic addition to the program at Bundanon. On all accounts, much fun was had by all, although Tracie and Regina exited early as they had other commitments. The highlight was probably the Thick Shake Monster solo and me finally giving in to Andrew's new Justin Bieber CD for the sake of having just the right atmosphere for the workshop finale - experts (solo dances from participants).
...and yes, Andrew did strip down to his tights and singlet top to knock out some pretty impressive moves. I think he's won a few hearts here in the Shoalhaven district.
Stuff that makes you go..."Eeewwwww...!"
Dipping your bread in orange juice...
Passing wind at the dinner table... (Do you need to poop?)
More of the pumpkin soup on the oven top than in our bowls...
Workshop participant starts with a bear hug, then works his way down your ear...
Mini bus driver tries to scare us with, "watch out for those snakes"...
Wombat poop everywhere, sitting on top of something...
Peppermint tea with milk...
Andrina Paradisakov gypsie torch song...
Swallowing big chunks of raw garlic after dinner...
Doing a blindfold task and someone backs up into your face and makes wind...
Passing wind at the dinner table... (Do you need to poop?)
More of the pumpkin soup on the oven top than in our bowls...
Workshop participant starts with a bear hug, then works his way down your ear...
Mini bus driver tries to scare us with, "watch out for those snakes"...
Wombat poop everywhere, sitting on top of something...
Peppermint tea with milk...
Andrina Paradisakov gypsie torch song...
Swallowing big chunks of raw garlic after dinner...
Doing a blindfold task and someone backs up into your face and makes wind...
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Day 1 at Bundanon
Artistic Director Philip Channells interviews the dancers over lunch and asks..."How’s your first 24 hours at Bundanon been?"
Last night I got really scared about the wombat being in our house. I heard howling last night too – it was a fox. I went to walk with Philip and we saw a cow mooing at night.
I like living with Matt and I like playing games with Matt – like the memory game. This morning when I got up I was missing my grandfather and I was crying. The workshop…my experience about the workshop was like taking the photos of Philip, Matt & Jianna. We did a good job.
Matt Shillcock:
I put all my things around the room and I’ve set up my bathroom the way I want it... it feels really homely and peaceful. Walking out the paddock this morning felt pretty unreal seeing the kangaroos, but then again we live in Australia and it’s our native animal.
I’ve got this big studio out the back of my room and I’m thinking, yeah, I’ve got a big studio, but I haven’t actually used it yet. The workshop was good this morning – it was the first time I’ve ever done anything like that so it was a good experience and a lot of fun. Once you get into the swing of it you hardly feel like you’re doing anything at all. Its like you’re working but its not like you’re not working coz you’re having so much fun.
I don’t have any mobile reception or wifi connection, so I feel great about getting away from everything…although there’s a schedule here, it’s different to having to follow the routine and schedule that I always keep up to. Its good to be isolated.
Dana Nance:
It’s been good – I enjoyed the workshop and I did some drawing and played with my phone. I enjoyed seeing the kangaroos and the wombats under the houses thumping, and seeing the birds.
I’m reading books and its nice living up at the Musicians Cottage. I’m sharing with Jess and Jianna and that’s going good. It was a bit cold last night so I asked for a blanket but Jess said there were no blankets so she gave me a hot water bottle instead, and then this morning she found some blankets.
Jess White (Dana's PA):
It’s totally wonderful – it feels like home already. I’m just blown away – its like a visual feast – also the senses as well.
It was a bit scary last night coz we had a wombat under our house ramming the post. It feels like we’re in a real creative, very Australian space that Arthur Boyd and Sydney Nolan spent a lot of time at. I’m very excited to be here with everyone and to see what you guys create. There are so many spaces here to be creative.
Jianna Georgiou:
To die for. I would like to stay here again.
It’s like a farm with animals – there’s wombats, kangaroos with joey’s. It’s a really nice place. The furniture is nice, and the village has a cottage.
It’s a nice place to walk around and take photos…I liked doing the shopping at Woolworths – we had a big fat trolley which was really hard to control. I like the outdoors.
Andrew Pandos:
I had a really good plane trip to Sydney and then we went through Nowra.Last night I got really scared about the wombat being in our house. I heard howling last night too – it was a fox. I went to walk with Philip and we saw a cow mooing at night.
I like living with Matt and I like playing games with Matt – like the memory game. This morning when I got up I was missing my grandfather and I was crying. The workshop…my experience about the workshop was like taking the photos of Philip, Matt & Jianna. We did a good job.
Nature versus nurture
A task was set to find 6 things that respond to the theme nature v's nurture. What did you do?
Matt Shillcock:
I had a discussion with Andrew yesterday afternoon and we brain-stormed some words that related to both nature and nurture - like thesaurus definitions and then each one of those words became a topic. If it was nature we had the environment and the weather and we discussed what each meant for us. That took us awhile coz we had a lot to talk about.
Jianna Georgiou:
I took photos of different species and gardens, different colours and lots of different parts of gardens. We went for a walk down to the bushes and fences and we took photos of different places and saw kangaroos and a wombat. It was raining - we were wet and cold and we had to run. There was all kinds of shapes and patterns like autumn - its a bit like windy and it blows the leaves on the ground and makes it easy to see what's around you and what's behind you. I took a photo of a tree as well. We walked in a different direction and saw different kinds of trees, colours on the ground and a stone. There was an old gate and I got my photo taken there resting on it. There were flowers on the ground. The lake was nice too.
Philip made me laugh so much - he was pulling faces. Actually it was his normal face. He made me go down a wombat hole, it was dirty and he made me laugh down there because he was talking to the wombats in a funny voice..."C'mon little wombats, come out to play," he said. That made me laugh and we ran down a hill really fast and scared the kangaroos away. We laughed really hard. He flicks his eyebrows and that makes me laugh. It was really fun - next time I'd like to do a different one for presentation.
Dana Nance:
I did birds, rain, kangaroos, flowers, dead tree bark, nature looking after each other, wombats, my friend Naomi having her baby. Jess filmed me and I talked about all these things. I talked about how they have babies and lay eggs and then I talked about how turkeys look after us by getting killed and we eat the turkey, lambs look after us as well, and pigs get killed by looking after us and we eat their pork.
Jess and I talked about the rain and how God made the rain to fall from the sky and the rain helps the farmers to grow vegetables and so we have rivers and so we don't have droughts.
I talked about kangaroos and they give birth to babies that live in their pouch and when the baby kangaroo grows up, they get independent and it hops around and eats food. Birds live in the nest and when they get older the mother bird feeds them and they leave the nest. God made the birds to fly high in the sky. I drew pictures of this.
Jess White:
I worked with Dana and used my phone and videoed her on her request about a theme that she wanted to talk about. We went for a walk through the forest and as we were walking I filmed Dana talking about different subjects. We also explored the paddock in front of Arthur Boyd's house and took some photographs along the way. A big storm blew in and the light was amazing and then it started to thunder and rain and we got caught in the rain but it was lots of fun. We had a quick peek in the studios at Arthur Boyds and then returned home to warmth and dry clothes.
Andrew Pandos:
Matt's got a book that we're sharing. Winter is changed. Nature is outside - I can see a tree. I think about the earth where we live. Get back to me sooner or later, coz Matt and I worked together, so I need some help. We need to get out there in the nature. I'm thinking about lots of things in my head right now. I need to get my camera.
Matt Shillcock:
I had a discussion with Andrew yesterday afternoon and we brain-stormed some words that related to both nature and nurture - like thesaurus definitions and then each one of those words became a topic. If it was nature we had the environment and the weather and we discussed what each meant for us. That took us awhile coz we had a lot to talk about.
Jianna Georgiou:
I took photos of different species and gardens, different colours and lots of different parts of gardens. We went for a walk down to the bushes and fences and we took photos of different places and saw kangaroos and a wombat. It was raining - we were wet and cold and we had to run. There was all kinds of shapes and patterns like autumn - its a bit like windy and it blows the leaves on the ground and makes it easy to see what's around you and what's behind you. I took a photo of a tree as well. We walked in a different direction and saw different kinds of trees, colours on the ground and a stone. There was an old gate and I got my photo taken there resting on it. There were flowers on the ground. The lake was nice too.
Philip made me laugh so much - he was pulling faces. Actually it was his normal face. He made me go down a wombat hole, it was dirty and he made me laugh down there because he was talking to the wombats in a funny voice..."C'mon little wombats, come out to play," he said. That made me laugh and we ran down a hill really fast and scared the kangaroos away. We laughed really hard. He flicks his eyebrows and that makes me laugh. It was really fun - next time I'd like to do a different one for presentation.
Dana Nance:
I did birds, rain, kangaroos, flowers, dead tree bark, nature looking after each other, wombats, my friend Naomi having her baby. Jess filmed me and I talked about all these things. I talked about how they have babies and lay eggs and then I talked about how turkeys look after us by getting killed and we eat the turkey, lambs look after us as well, and pigs get killed by looking after us and we eat their pork.
Jess and I talked about the rain and how God made the rain to fall from the sky and the rain helps the farmers to grow vegetables and so we have rivers and so we don't have droughts.
I talked about kangaroos and they give birth to babies that live in their pouch and when the baby kangaroo grows up, they get independent and it hops around and eats food. Birds live in the nest and when they get older the mother bird feeds them and they leave the nest. God made the birds to fly high in the sky. I drew pictures of this.
Jess White:
I worked with Dana and used my phone and videoed her on her request about a theme that she wanted to talk about. We went for a walk through the forest and as we were walking I filmed Dana talking about different subjects. We also explored the paddock in front of Arthur Boyd's house and took some photographs along the way. A big storm blew in and the light was amazing and then it started to thunder and rain and we got caught in the rain but it was lots of fun. We had a quick peek in the studios at Arthur Boyds and then returned home to warmth and dry clothes.
Andrew Pandos:
Matt's got a book that we're sharing. Winter is changed. Nature is outside - I can see a tree. I think about the earth where we live. Get back to me sooner or later, coz Matt and I worked together, so I need some help. We need to get out there in the nature. I'm thinking about lots of things in my head right now. I need to get my camera.
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