Bulahdelah Gizmos Inaugural Success Myall Coast Myall Coast - popup ad Photo Gallery by News Of The Area - Modern Media - October 31, 2024 The afternoon was accentuated by live piano and good food and wine. CREATIONS of a vast array of types and inspirations flooded the Bulahdelah War Memorial Hall over the weekend for the GIZMOS exhibition, starting with the opening night on Friday, 25 October. Invitees enjoyed the mild afternoon outside in the Hall’s Garden, under the big gazebo with live piano music and finger food, and a selection of wines to sample from local vintner and vineyard Old Inn Road. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02) 4981 8882. Email us – media@newsofthearea.com.au As the mid-Spring evening cooled down, the crowd moved into the warmer hall interior, and was amazed at the display, for which “eclectic” is barely a starting descriptor. All manner of exhibits, together defying uniformity of type, were expertly arranged around the 80-year-old hall. From beautifully crafted boxes to sculptures composed of “found” objects, to professional-looking etchings, and beautiful wooden cabinetry, there was something for every taste. There were functional, living native sugarbag bees’ homes, and ornamental jewellery, paintings, woodwork, and a crocheted coffin cover. One centrepiece creation was an apparently old-fashioned, bona-fide soapbox, designed and promoted to reinvigorate oration, while on the other end of the room was a grotesque mannequin with real teeth. Memorial Hall Chairman Jeff Caryer’s alter ego, aspiring politician Merv Patterson, took to the soap box in his misguided attempts to become an “influenza” (influencer). Garry had designed the soapbox with a hidden internal element; a replica of continental Australia, designed as a scale model of a building that may find its place in Canberra one day. “The Committee and I would love to thank all the sponsors and volunteers, as it takes quite a bit of time and effort (and money) to organise this event,” Jeff told the News Of The Area. “We are very pleasantly surprised at how well it turned out, and the exhibition and markets on Sunday were a big success too.” By Thomas O’KEEFE Some of the local artworks crafted from all kinds of materials. Everybody needs a home, even native sugarbag bees. A crocheted coffin cover and some other unique designs. The opening night was abuzz inside the Bulahdelah War Memorial Hall. ‘Merv Patterson’ took Garry’s soapbox for a spin. Jeff and Garry reveal the concept design inside the soapbox. Sometimes nature does the work for you, like this ‘Silky Oak Duck’.
