THE DEVIL TAKE YOU The grave will take me Hung from a tree Nine days and nine nights The venom of snakes The blood of newts The toes of a frog The tail of a dog I’ll be born a-gain I’ll have my day again When I rise again Some heads will roll Don’t mess with me, Troll I will still have my way Even at the End of Days Metal scraping and machines The sound of animals screaming Fire that cannot be stopped Hunger never filled Thirst never answered Love never returned Gone missing and never found Like a wall of lava The fire comes to us God revoked heaven God raze the earth God forfeit life Now descends eternal Night Blood from the moon, tears of Baboon Tie the knots three times three
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INDUSTRIAL HEMP FIBRE PRODUCTION Where is the Tasmanian Government feasibility study of Industrial Hemp Fibre production in Tasmania? Surely this should be pursued as a viable and sustainable alternative to the wood-chip market? Wouldn't this make lots of jobs for Forestry Tasmania workers? Just a thought. The Forestry Industry -vs- The Environment is a false dichotomy. We can have a sustainable forestry (and hemp) industry (Malcolm Turnbull read "Jobs and Growth") and preserve high conservation value (and Tourism value $$$) forests at the same time. Move forward. Hemp-crete construction could provide fire-resistant, high Government energy rating, low cost housing in areas such as Tasman Peninsula, Bruny Island and the Huon.
Mural for Chigwell Community. This is the first public mural I have painted since I was physically assaulted in Glenorchy bus mall in 2014. I was punched in my face and the back of my head several times. After the attack I was too scared to take the bus to Bridgewater to visit my father who was dying. My dad died in September 2015. Painting this mural was good for me, I'm slowly regaining my confidence in public spaces. Even though I know that I could meet my attacker again.
BLACK MARKS ON YOUR SOUL Black marks on your soul, Eating you up, wearing you out. Black marks on your soul, Tying you up, filling you with doubt. Those black marks on your soul, They’ve eaten your heart. There’re black marks on your soul, And they’ll tear you apart. But I’ve no time for remorse. I shan’t mourn for your corpse.
BUCAAN HOUSE APPEAL I have donated my modest collection of artworks by Hobart street artists to Bucaan Community House at Chigwell. Including works by Jamin Kluss, Jake Seven, and Martin Nester. Bucaan House may host an auction to raise funds. If you and/or anyone you know has paintings to donate please call Mary-Anne on 6249 5363. Also, Bucaan House has a wall that they would like to use for a Community Mural. The wall is actually on the neighbouring property, but they have permission to paint on it. What they don't have is money. This job requires an artist, or group of artists, who want to do something good for the people of Chigwell, and are willing to volunteer their skills. Experience in Community Development (consultation and fundraising) is desirable. This is a good cause, any publicity Bucaan House gets will be an opportunity to highlight under-funding: funding for their Senior Citizens weekly social club has been removed. And Bucaan House wishes to prov...
TO DARK MOFO 2016 STREET ARTISTS Regarding open-access community art walls: legal graffiti spaces. I think the respected artists involved in this colab should join forces together with the Gods of MONA (and anyone else who supports the arts) to petition the Powers That Be to establish legal graffiti walls (for everyone, all ages) in Hobart, particularly the northern suburbs. What does Die Laughing Collective say to this idea? [...] That's exactly what I'm suggesting: get the permission of private property owners (eg: K&D Warehouse, Derwent Park) and the support of Council/s (eg: site maintenance, the provision of Youth Workers) together with Police approval... to allow all artists and young people total freedom of artistic expression (within reason) at the legal art wall/s site/s. I think it is time to advocate for this approach again. I believe that Hobart's street artists, if united and organised collectively, are sufficiently empowered to make this idea real...