Art Of Bruno Torfs
 

(got an email from Alpho who got it from wren, so they are the ones to credit for sharing these wonderful masterpieces...I was just asked to transfer them from PPT to jpegs. LOL)

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/pi...pictureid=3653

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thank you Ed and thank you wren. The heartbreak is that these were all lost in the fires in Australia. :(

Such incredible work....thank good we can at least see these pictures.

Oh NOOOOOOOH!!! Thanks for sharing this extraordinary work. Can't believe it was in Austalia -- so green and "ferny."

beautiful....and lost, oh my...my heart hurts for that situation in many many ways.

thank so much for sharing that.....

Moi, you knew I was going to just love these. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Looking at all of them provoked so many emotions in me but mostly just awe in what was artfully carved. Just amazing!

It is so sad these were all lost in the fires. As Alffe said, at least we have these pictures to remember by.

Again, thank you so much for sharing these.:hug:

:)

don't thank me, trish and j drea and twinkie...Alpho asked me to post them...:)

I was very saddened to hear about these beautiful art being lost in the fire...

I hope he'll be able to recreate some of them....

to our aussie friends...(((BIG HUGS)))

WE LOST THOSE !? :( Aw, no....

Thanks for sharing the photos.

Wow...I hate to admit, but I've never seen these before! It has been about 10 years since I went to Marysville, even then, we (my ex and I) only passed through the town!:o
So sad to know that they have all been wiped out in the fires!:(

Thank you for posting these Moi.

I'd never been to see the carvings in the forest, but I had seen them in an email a while back. Another tragic loss from the bush fires. :Sob:

Twink...... Australia is usually lush and green given normal weather conditions. We have more rain forests here than deserts.

More rain forests than deserts in Oz? Whenever I think of the "outback," I picture something very dry and desert -- like here in Utah. Utah is the 2nd most arid state in USA, after Nevada.

Thanks for setting me straight! :)

wonderful!
 

These pieces are so wonderful!

Destroyed? I can't imagine that even!

We both love them, so my husband searched for more info like he often does....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/benrobe...7594468071832/

There are more pictures on that link and also Mr. Torfs website.
Just click on a small one and it will enlarge.
The website gives a little biography too.

Now my husband has said... "you know we have lots of
stumps and wood up North... you can try your hand there"!
I say.... "yeah, sure"... LOL
(he thinks I can do anything!)

What a magical place that was.

Yesterday I received this update from a friend who lives there..

http://www.brunosart.com/message.htm

This is wonderful news as Bruno Torfs artwork is truly a treasure. :grouphug:

hope they can recover
 

hope they can recover

the tree fern bush is such a magical place, don,t know if Dicksonia Australis survives fire like the gum trees

hope so

http://www.brunosart.com/index.htm

Love you Bruno!

Edited to add:

http://www.brunosart.com/rebuilding.htm
Rebuilding

Thank you Lara...what a sensitive caring man..his words on visiting the site brought me to tears. :hug:

It's like looking at the ocean, mountains, redwoods...mindblowing!

It's ashame they were lost due to the fire. It good to hear they want to rebuild it.

barbara

The residents of Marysville were finally allowed to go back to their homes a few days ago.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...20/2521607.htm

http://www.brunosart.com/

Bruno Torf's Art Blog
http://brunosart.wordpress.com/garden-closure/

http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-tim...ned-to-rebuild
Shattered Victorians determined to rebuild
By SONIA GERKEN - The Southland Times

Last updated 13:34 08/05/2009

I read in the paper on the weekend about Bruno being determined to 'rebuild' his sculpture garden, and he has done a lot already...so I thought I would check out his website again...:)

http://www.brunosart.com/

Just so everyone who cared so much could know, I thought I'd update.

Now
http://www.brunosart.com/garden-now.html

so amazing. <sigh>