MY STREET LIBRARY

At the start of the year I applied for Lane Cove Council’s ‘Street Library Project’, making a design titled ‘Flourish’, a design of flora within the community, and I was successful! Once I got through all the paper work I picked up my box and got painting, and now months later it is out and installed at the Pottery Green Oval in Lane Cove, ready for all your book trading!

A Street Library is where people share, leave and take books for free, it’s also a place where you meet fellow book lovers! It’s a way to ensure books are reused and recycled.

A not for profit organisation called Street Library has created a register of street libraries, and I was selected to have my design on this very one in Lane Cove. There are several Lane Cove Street Libraries on the street libraries register, sure there would be some in your area.

I visited my box and put in one of my all time favourite books. Below are some images, including some progress and bts shots!

Tara x

One of my favourite past times is exploring nature, whether it be my own backyard, a botanical garden or a plant nursery, and taking in the colours, shapes and patterns. I wanted to create a scene that was strikingly and vibrant, displaying native plants and including a river to highlight the lane cove river. The design includes plants that are found in the lane cove national park; the flannel flower, old man banksia, native fuchsia and kangaroo paws. This garden is flourishing, like the gardens of lane cove.