ART IN HARMONY

Elizabeth , Sue, Di, Jo, Kathie, Sue, Judy, Kerry

Something very special happens when a group of individuals come together creating art in all its forms and so it was when a bunch of ladies from the Esk Community Choir joined forces with the visionary and very talented Donna Clissold from the Lockyer Valley Art Society to create beautiful scarves which will be worn during performances by the Esk Touring Choir, ‘Cantiamo’ when they tour Italy in April/May, highlighting the rich colours of Australia.

Adding the paint to the bath

This day was not only a fusion of the blues, yellows and oranges of sea, sky and land but a blending of communities who came together with a mutual goal. The Lockyer Valley, Somerset and Brisbane regions were all represented as, under the guidance of Donna, each one in turn squirted, soaked, swirled with sticks, squished and finally swung in the breeze twenty beautiful scarves each one surprising its maker, each person in turn creating patterns unique to the other.

And though the day was a labour of love from early morning until completion, there were grateful intervals of respite when gracious host, Elizabeth Browne, supplied snacks to sustain the workers amid the inspiring setting of her artist’s courtyard, complemented at the end of the day by some delightful singing by choir members.  

A visit by Lockyer Valley Councillors Janice Holstein and Michael Hagen was further acknowledgement of this unique collaboration of the Regions.

Whether art be created with brush in hand, the marbling of colours in a painter’s bath or the instruments of orchestra or voice, beyond what is seen or heard, art is about how it makes people feel and on this day of connection and creation, there was a bunch of ‘artists’ heading home with great smiles of achievement and delight.

By: Susan Walker

Donna preparing the Marble Bath

Sue and Jo Preparing the Silk Scarves

Sue watching the paint dry

Dancing with the finished product

Representing the Australian landscape and oceans
the Ladies scarf complementing the Men's shirt. 

The touring choir