tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19335782774923893142011-04-22T09:05:56.380+10:00The Vale Street Centre, Katoomba, is a drop-in centre for people living with, or recovering from, a mental illness. The centre is located in the beautiful Blue Mountains about 100km west of Sydney, Australia. This blog has been created by participants the centre to present their art and craftwork.Vale Street Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915444801012242513noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933578277492389314.post-66172834552587192982009-02-18T18:05:00.006+11:002009-02-18T18:26:01.380+11:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">18 February 2009<br /></div><br /></div>Both Damien and Peter have their new blogs up and running.<br /><ul><li>Peter's poetry blog is "<a style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);" href="http://82peterhall.blogspot.com/">one small light</a>"</li><li>Damien's blog is called "<a style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);" href="http://82damo.blogspot.com/">Charcoal and Light</a>" and is an ongoing portfolio of his drawings and paintings</li></ul>New work is being published on each blog all the time so check them out now!<br /><br />Congratulations to you both.<br />.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1933578277492389314-6617283455258719298?l=valestreetcentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vale Street Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915444801012242513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933578277492389314.post-64399455488040562982008-11-19T16:22:00.014+11:002008-11-20T13:43:36.883+11:0019 November 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOmedzk1NI/AAAAAAAAADU/BaoyrMI57Qg/s1600-h/Alesha+-+19112008+-+09+Small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270239031280850130" style="FLOAT: left; 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HEIGHT: 154px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOlnZ6GJNI/AAAAAAAAADE/wWutA94_w4E/s200/Alesha+-+19112008+-+07+Small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOlIAWXPOI/AAAAAAAAAC8/CiqB07nf7a8/s1600-h/Alesha+-+19112008+-+06+Small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270237545904946402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 146px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOlIAWXPOI/AAAAAAAAAC8/CiqB07nf7a8/s200/Alesha+-+19112008+-+06+Small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOkHgFPWaI/AAAAAAAAACs/T82keor5smE/s1600-h/Alesha+-+19112008+-+04+Small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270236437731563938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOkHgFPWaI/AAAAAAAAACs/T82keor5smE/s200/Alesha+-+19112008+-+04+Small.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOjmG8ZQRI/AAAAAAAAACk/Wpk3yb2INzY/s1600-h/Alesha+-+19112008+-+03+Small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270235864047894802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 152px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOjmG8ZQRI/AAAAAAAAACk/Wpk3yb2INzY/s200/Alesha+-+19112008+-+03+Small.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOjI0bODpI/AAAAAAAAACc/B34368mHh9c/s1600-h/Alesha+-+19112008+-+01+-+Small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270235360860704402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 149px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOjI0bODpI/AAAAAAAAACc/B34368mHh9c/s200/Alesha+-+19112008+-+01+-+Small.jpg" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1933578277492389314-6439945548804056298?l=valestreetcentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vale Street Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915444801012242513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933578277492389314.post-68490472243113834342008-11-12T15:13:00.009+11:002008-11-20T13:49:52.979+11:0012 November 2008 <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SRpaLfUJexI/AAAAAAAAACU/c_z_98y1F2A/s1600-h/P9190064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267621867594283794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SRpaLfUJexI/AAAAAAAAACU/c_z_98y1F2A/s200/P9190064.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />International "Talk Like a Pirate Day"<br />Sept 19th 2008<br /><br /><br /><br />Tony and Bren (beware the rubber glove)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SRpZJl5agqI/AAAAAAAAACM/wXojme12vKg/s1600-h/P9190029.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267620735489835682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 176px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SRpZJl5agqI/AAAAAAAAACM/wXojme12vKg/s200/P9190029.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"Arrrrrrrh me hearties!"<br />Capt. Greybeard (aka "Greg the Computer Guy")<br />gets Gruesome<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1933578277492389314-6849047224311383434?l=valestreetcentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vale Street Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915444801012242513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933578277492389314.post-88005605688717163312008-11-12T15:09:00.004+11:002008-11-19T17:01:25.835+11:0012 November 2008<br /><br />just a note to say thanks to the movers and shakers who put this together...Damien, Peter and Greg, and to thank them for their hard work and dedication to the Vale St. Centre.<br /><br />We would also like to encourage others to put their own work up on the blog and share it with the world!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1933578277492389314-8800560568871716331?l=valestreetcentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vale Street Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915444801012242513noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933578277492389314.post-89087104987595939862008-11-12T13:32:00.034+11:002009-01-23T13:24:54.451+11:0012 November 2008<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOpVoQqMBI/AAAAAAAAAEk/CCJ99EGKd4k/s1600-h/Damien06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270242178003251218" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 200px; cursor: pointer; height: 150px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOpVoQqMBI/AAAAAAAAAEk/CCJ99EGKd4k/s200/Damien06.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOpMi4XzKI/AAAAAAAAAEc/7yNWAWov2hk/s1600-h/Damien05+Small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270242021940382882" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 224px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOpMi4XzKI/AAAAAAAAAEc/7yNWAWov2hk/s400/Damien05+Small.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOpMoyKVLI/AAAAAAAAAEU/2mH0npi71z8/s1600-h/Damien03+Small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270242023524947122" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 232px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOpMoyKVLI/AAAAAAAAAEU/2mH0npi71z8/s400/Damien03+Small.jpg" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOpMXvW7HI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Wq9BqApLkUE/s1600-h/Damien02+Small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270242018949786738" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 234px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOpMXvW7HI/AAAAAAAAAEM/Wq9BqApLkUE/s400/Damien02+Small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOpMXCijTI/AAAAAAAAAEE/wXaLDKYAUao/s1600-h/Damien01+Small.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270242018761805106" style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; width: 233px; cursor: pointer; height: 320px;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOpMXCijTI/AAAAAAAAAEE/wXaLDKYAUao/s400/Damien01+Small.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">In this suite of drawings I am interested in relatedness between artists and model. The theory that CARL JUNG had of entropy is how I base the energy I use in the deployment of my skills.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_A8brrlRrfxs/SSOoLArkuTI/AAAAAAAAADc/39DkZDL2SIE/s1600-h/Damien01+Small.jpg"><br /></a><div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For more of Damien's work please got to his blog, "<a href="http://82damo.blogspot.com/">Charcoal and Light</a>"<br /></div><br /><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1933578277492389314-8908710498759593986?l=valestreetcentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vale Street Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915444801012242513noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1933578277492389314.post-18647481358524930302008-10-03T18:05:00.009+10:002009-02-18T17:45:49.551+11:00<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">3 October 2008</span></span><br /><br />Peter found inspiration for his poem, "Stone", from the incredible rock formations in the bushland around Katoomba and from a quiet country cemetery at nearby Mt Victoria.<br /><br /><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-8d489766b6692761" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" value="flvurl=http://v4.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D8d489766b6692761%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330351528%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6C4CEDC83AC736697ADF8B2E0F76BCF72EDCADC8.70BF0FD5AD0D67C0FACD1C0ED637AB322F970FB1%26key%3Dck1&amp;iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D8d489766b6692761%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D3hoXcKHG1pjQKlVcKXtRz_UW3ak&amp;autoplay=0&amp;ps=blogger"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/get_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"width="320" height="266" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"flashvars="flvurl=http://v4.nonxt7.googlevideo.com/videoplayback?id%3D8d489766b6692761%26itag%3D5%26app%3Dblogger%26ip%3D0.0.0.0%26ipbits%3D0%26expire%3D1330351528%26sparams%3Did,itag,ip,ipbits,expire%26signature%3D6C4CEDC83AC736697ADF8B2E0F76BCF72EDCADC8.70BF0FD5AD0D67C0FACD1C0ED637AB322F970FB1%26key%3Dck1&iurl=http://video.google.com/ThumbnailServer2?app%3Dblogger%26contentid%3D8d489766b6692761%26offsetms%3D5000%26itag%3Dw160%26sigh%3D3hoXcKHG1pjQKlVcKXtRz_UW3ak&autoplay=0&ps=blogger"allowFullScreen="true" /></object><a href="http://www.blogger.com/82peterhall.blogspot.com"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1933578277492389314-1864748135852493030?l=valestreetcentre.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Vale Street Centrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09915444801012242513noreply@blogger.com4