Melbourne, Australia

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October 26, 2005, this is what I saw.

One Year Ago

A friend I had met in New Zealand reminded me today that the memories of travelling are just as valid as actually being there. So as long as I can say "One year ago, I was... " I will start now.

One year ago, I was in Melbourne, Australia walking through the enormous botanical gardens and watching helicopters take off seemingly so close to the skyscrapers. P

Melbourne Bridge

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Originally uploaded by Art Journey.

Check out the new artwork I've created since the return home.

Bench Break

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The final bench, ready to sit on!

Yangon Birds

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Originally uploaded by Art Journey.

The painting submitted for AWOL's Square Foot Show.

Benchmark

Now up, installed and ready to sit on is our bench! In Liberty Village (King and Dufferin), right across from Lamport Stadium, you can find it at the corner of Liberty Street and Jefferson Avenue.

"Liberty Village adds Nine New Public Art Benches to its Creative Spaces. The designs are part of Liberty Village Business Improvement Area’s unique BENCHmark 2006 Program that transforms park benches into public art pieces."

"Like an inviting couch, this piece brings the comfort of inside to outside by using historical imagery to form a photographic homage to Liberty Village."

Story by Christopher Hume, Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&call_pageid=971358637177&c=Article&cid=1159353728152