Douglas ALEXANDER (1945-1981) Born Skipton, Victoria Doug Alexander studied Ceramics at the Ballarat School of Mines. In 1968 he was employed as a thrower and designer at Bendigo Pottery leaving that position to work and travel to New Zealand. He settled at Kerri Kerri, Bay of Islands in New Zealand and operated the Red Barn Pottery. In 1970 Doug Alexander returned to Australia establishing Spring Mount Pottery at Creswick where he used local clays to produce his work. He moved to Tharwa, ACT, in 1976 and established the Cappucumbalong Pottery. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Slab formed stoneware platter with impressed decoration finished with slips and oxide made at Spring Mount Pottery, Creswick.art, artwork, ceramics, alexander, doug alexander, red barn pottery, ballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school, kerri kerri, spring mount pottery, creswick, cappucumbalong pottery, springmount pottery

Edited by Lyn Pool and Kerri Hall28 page A4 booklet with articles on Australian women artists. Black and white.ewa narkewicz, guerilla girls, lyn pool, kerri hall, merren ricketson, pat hillcoat, janice florence, judy horacek, brigid cole-adams, carol bryan, meg beckett, luciana perin, maryanne coutts

Wooden shield trophy with a large metal shield in the centre and a number of small shields around it. Engraved in these shields is text reading:ALLAN KERRIS SHIELD IN MEMORY OF ALLAN ROBERT KERRIS STUDENT OF WANGARATTA HIGH SCHOOL AUGUST 1953 TO DECEMBER 1957 WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN A DROWNING ACCIDENT ON THE HUME WEIR ON 15TH AUGUST 1963 WHILE UNDERGOING A COURSE WITH OUTWARD BOUND. PRESENTED BY A.N.Z. BANK. HOUSE CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIP

This hand painted prosthetic eye would have been used for people who have had to have an eye removed due to damage or disease. The prosthesis fits over an orbital implant and under the eyelids. Often referred to as a glass eye, the ocular prosthesis roughly takes the shape of a convex shell. 1 prosthetic white glass eye with blue iriskerri wilson optical prosthetics, prosthetic eye