Known previously for its commercial crop of Dutch irises, Five Bob Farm at Birchs Bay became Art Farm when a crop of a different kind began appearing in its gardens.
Situated in the state’s south, the farm features sculptures and installations dotted along a walking trail, as well as a gallery and studio.
One of the featured artists is Richard Whitaker, who has created three sculptures of women.
Mr Whitaker started exhibiting his ceramic sculptures at Art Farm seven years ago. More recently his medium has been metal.
“Last year I did some iron work with ceramics and got into metal work,” he said.
He won the People’s Prize at Art Farm last year, which was his first major prize.
Buoyed by this, Mr Whitaker decided to tackle life-size figures for this year’s Art Farm Sculpture Trail, creating three Picasso-inspired women in steel.
“I’m doing a lot more in this field now,” he said.
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