Rips, Redgum, and a Rant

Japs was a bit over-ripped this mornin'. Its nice to have a gutter to zip out the back on, but it was also messin' with the face.
Still, got a few 'rippers'. The above pic is a view east from Japs, which is a reasonably reliable beachy with a bit of punch.

Have been finishin' about 6 or 7 redgum sculptures, varying in size from a stubby to a lifesize figure. I'd like to share a tip from an indigenous mate who got it from his mob in the action of making artifacts, boomerangs and spears, etc: When the object is shaped but still rough, get some broken glass, brown is best, and scrape the object smooth. Its a bit haphazard finding the right kind of edge, but it works. I use the glass offcuts from pic-framing and cut them into a manageable size, deliberately making curves as well.

Well, there's a little surf & art update.

Hmm, lookin' at the last post, I mentioned in a round about way the act of not flying with the higher common denominator, which I suppose is a classic 'Lefty' point of view. Indeed, I am annoyed by the whole rat-race mentality, the cunning of those who wish to accrue more material wealth at the expense of others, nations who exploit the less well positioned just cos they can.
I'm waiting for the rule of 'what-goes-around....' to cause nations like the USA to implode, Australia etc too. Its only fair.
Someone said 'the meek shall inherit the earth'. Empires come and go, typically by blind greed, eating themself.

Wow, didn't know ranting could be so fun!