This time each year the annual SWELL sculpture festival takes over Currumbin Beach. It officially opens this weekend, but this morning most of the works were in place . An awesome spectacle – the sculptures relate to the local environment and look fantastic set against the ocean in the early morning light.
Splashing Paint 
wonderfully fun and interesting. the fish were my fav.
wow, I wish I could go there and see it!!!
I love the school of fish…especially the third capture …looks like they are actually swimming along:) and I love being able to see the sand and sea in the background.
Hi Cynnie,
The fish were my favourite too. They look different at different times of the day, catching the sun, just like a school of fish as it changes direction.
John
I absolutely love the sculptures. I love whimsey. My occupation for 20 years was building props in the Minneapolis Children’s Theatre and the Guthrie Theatre. I sculpted lots of animal heads and dolls, etc. It was the greatest job ever!!. Thank you for sharing so many forms of art with us!!
Hi Eve,
Thanks for your comments. Wow, sounds like a fantastic job. We did a term of kids classes once and made puppets. I was sorry when it ended – could have gone on forever making strange little characters.
Cheers
John
I love the fish and that bird. However (being Canadian) I would be remiss if I didn’t say that I especially love that Moose!
Thank you so much for posting these photos.
Thanks Cynthia,
The Moose was made out of thick slices of acrylic sheet and glowed brilliant red as the sun came up behind it – fantastic!
Cheers
John