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A VERY SAD AND DEVASTATING HAPPENING Today, my blog is on a sad event which happened in Australia a few years and about someone really special in his skills, his concepts and remarkable works, someone whom many of us may know or will read about now. Bruno Torfs is a great artist, painter and sculptor. Born in South America, then moved with his parents to Europe in seek of new opportunities. After being a sign writer, Bruno became an artist, then diverted his talent and spirit to adventure. He created a unique style full of culture and characters, on wood and loving hand crafted from clay. After several years, Bruno and his family moved to Australia to create A Sculpture Garden that he would run as a permanent attraction. He had found the perfect place in the small Victorian village of Marysville. After months of backbreaking work, Bruno’s art and sculpture garden was opened to the public. The garden began with just fifteen life sizes terracotta sculptures, but after years of hard labor, over one hundred and fifteen pieces were on display in the fairy-like forest which enchanted all the visitors.. On the 7th February 2009, a raging bush fire occurred across the Australian state of Victoria and resulted in Australia’s highest ever loss of lives, animals, their livelihoods and unfortunately all of Bruno Torfs' unique forest creation and sculptures were also destroyed. A very heartbreaking event. Please take a moment to contemplate some of Bruno's beautiful artwork which I have posted below for your pleasure. Thank you for your time and for your personal comments. Happy viewing. Lisa.             |
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Lisa...MLD, The story has once again saddened me. . All had gone with the wind....The Sculpture Garden vanished into thin air in no time.... Only the ashes remained! Thanks Lisa for posting some of the unique art works of Bruno for us to view and enjoy. Best wishes for the coming week. Stay happy and cheerful always. Look
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2/12/2015 4:46 am |
Hi Lisa: What a terrible tragedy to have all those amazing sculptures destroyed by fire. What a talented artist he is. It would take decades for him to duplicate all those pieces. I would have loved to see that place before the fire.
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Hi Roxy, Glad reading from you again, Yes, it's was really a tragedy for Australia and for Bruno as well. Really sad remembering it and concerning the artwork of this great artist, Bruno, that's why I have posted a blog on this event. Thanks a lot for your visit and your nice comments Mary Ann. With the same pleasure, hoping to read from you again on my future blog. Wish you all my best. Lisa.
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Looklook hello, Great that my blog has pleased you as the others. Thank you for passing by, leaving your pleasant comments. This story had saddened me too much when remembering it and I made it a must to blog on it and to let those who weren't aware of that tragedy. The artwork of Bruno is so great that one who feel the sadness for such event. Thanks again Looklook till reading from you again. Kind regards to you. Lisa.
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Bijou dear, Yes, it is as you've mentioned, a really great tragedy and for this great artist Bruno as well. All his years hard working had gone to ashes, such joyful place really. Than you so much for your visit and your nice comments. I always like to choose the theme of my blogs, so that it would be as much informative as possible for my readers. Glad that it always pleases each of you. This encourage me to continue my blogs as such. My best wishes to you Bijou, until reading from you again. Lisa.
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Diane hi, I'm so glad reading from you here, thanks for your kind visit and for your appreciable comments as well. I guessed this event would touch the readers as it did to me, cause that was really a deep sadness for that country as well as for this artist. All his breathtaking sculptures had gone by that fire. I wish and hope he would have courage to do and replace them again but this would take many tears to do. Thanks again Diane, wishing you all my best. Lisa.
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2/12/2015 7:19 am |
Such a loss. Hard to believe from the picks that it is all gone. Spiritwoman ^i^
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Hi Beth! Yes, I've read about the life and Bruno's tragedy, and posted some pictures of his amazing work sometime ago. A sad story.  Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.(Khalil Gibran)
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Bearybeary, Thanks for passing by leaving your nice comments. I do appreciate them and thank you greatly. Yes, all the work of Bruno was so great, so incredible and lovely that one wouldn't imagine that all's gone by that raging fire. Hope Bruno would restart them again though it may take many years. My kind regards to you, hope reading from you again on my next blog. Thanks again Bearybeary. Lisa.
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Spiritwoman hello, Glad as usual reading your visit and your nice comments on my blog. Thanks for all. You're right, all the artwork of Bruno had just gone but hopefully he may redo them again for the beauty and appreciation of his remarkable skills. Have a nice day Spiritwoman. My best wishes to you. Lisa.
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Hi Glumo, You're always welcome to my blog. Glad reading from you always and thank you so much too. I may have missed your post on Bruno's work as I haven't read about him on any the blog post at all. When did you post that blog Glumo?, was it long time ago?, I usually read your blogs but had missed that one really. Anyhow, it's good to know about Bruno's great skill which had been so much appreciated throughout until that devastation. Have a good day Glumo, My best regards to you. Lisa.
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This is heartbreaking to read and realize the sculptures are gone. 
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Abelle hi, How glad I am reading you on my blog. You are most welcome and thank you for your visit and for your pleasant comments. Yes Abelle, it's very sad the destruction of all these fine sculptures really. Bruno Torfs was a very skillful artists and his arts were very much appreciated. I wish and hope that he finds the courage to start all over again, knowing that it would take years to accomplish what he had lost really. My kind regards to you Abelle and Alfie as well. Hope reading from you again soon. Lisa.
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Wow I have never seen anything like this before. What a talented artist. How sad his work got destroyed by the fire. Does he still sculpt and carve?
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Hi Bill, Thanks so much for passing by, leaving your nice comments as usual. Am very pleased reading from you always and glad also for your appreciation of my blogs. I wish you were there to admire all these sculptures of Bruno, I hope he would redo them again, albeit it may take him years. Thank you again Bill, with the same pleasure of reading from you again in the future. My best wishes to you for a wonderful weekend. Lisa.
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Shartaun hi, You are welcome to my blog. I am glad reading from you here and thank you for your kind visit and for your nice comments. Yes, all the wonderful artworks of Bruno have gone to ashes, I hope he would fine the force and courage to redo again such sculptures. I search for it and let you know later. Thanks again, hoping to read from you again in the future. Have a pleasant weekend Shartaun. Lisa.
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wow!, what an education I have received; thank you Beth. Yes, it was and is very sad Mr. Bruno Torfs excellent work was lost to fire but because of good people like you many like myself have been educated and I thank you so much. . The beginning of life, conception..
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Hi Gasi, How great to read from you on here after such a long time. Thank you so much for your visit and for your wonderful comments. Am so pleased that my blogs have pleased you as well as the others. Thanks for your kind appreciation as well. My aim of posting such blogs as much as I can, with the hope and pleasure to recall, remind or inform my readers of some past, recent and present events which are or were either joyful, sad or stunning. Hence, my readers' appreciation is so remarkable, encouraging and motivates me to continue posting my selective blogs as such. Thank you once more for your delightful words Gasi, with the hope reading from you always. I wish you and each of your family, an exceptional day today with the best of everything, as well as for all the days ahead. My kind regards to each of you. Lisa.
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