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The Living Rocks During research of my last post I came across my second blog who have used one of my Wikipedia images in their BIG Thing of Australia List. I know Wiki is a fre…

BIG Banana There didn't appear to be an easy way to photography this beauty. You either get chain link fence, poke your lens through a hole to photograph half a sculpture or s…

Humpty Dumpty   I've never seen a water tank this shape before, if it's even a water tank. It was in the front yard of a rather abandoned looking house. I didn't get t…

Ningaloo George One of Exmouth's many tourist things to do is swimming with the local whale sharks who frequent the area between March and June annually. As a reminder '…

The BIG Prawn I couldn't fit this guy into a normal photo and considering how far the camera was from the sculpture itself it really goes to show just how big he actually is! …

The Jolly Green Giant One of seventeen Giants created for the mining industry placed on display after being decommissioned. The Jolly Green Giant is a common stop for tourists c…

Stan and Ella Hilditch Statues Upon entering Newman you'll see this wonderful 12 meter steel cut out silhouettes of Stan and Ella Hilditch from quite a distance.  They were …

Red Dog Memorial They say every dog has his day.. Not this one, this one was poisoned Known as Red Dog or the Pilbara Wanderer this kelpie/ cattle dog has a rather rich history …

Jolly Giant #2 One of seventeen Jolly giants created for the mining industry and placed on display after being decommissioned. This is the second Giant I found on this trip and …

BIG Crab I had this sculpture come up in a Public Art search while researching for my trip around Western Australia and despite finding the sculpture came up empty for it in reg…

BIG Wheelbarrow I  made this collage while on the road that trip and I'll use it again since it's nice and neat  There's not a great deal to tell you about the BIG Whe…

BIG Paper Planes Spread out around Australia are 6 really BIG Paper Planes.  The most notable are the pair of planes gracing Adelaide Terrace in the heart of Perth.  This is the s…

BIG Croc's Head Move over Daintree, Roebuck has a BIG Crocs head of their very own... and it over delivers This bad boy can be found not only AT the entrance to the Malcolm Do…

BIG Fish I found these in a public art search so long ago I can't find them again. The artwork had no information to accompany it so unfortunately other than it's locati…

The Boab Prison Tree This tree reminds me of the Johnny Depp / Christina Ricci Movie; Sleepy Hollow. Amazing movie about the Headless Horseman collecting victims and stuffing th…

BIG Crocodile The BIG Crocodile from Wyndham, WA was so much BIGGER than I anticipated. He was u nveiled in 1988 and this amazing sculpture is another creation by Andrew Hickson…

Wolf Creek Crater It wasn't a huge detour but I couldn't not stop at this place. Between the movies and the amount of people who reference it these days it's less ab…

Rainbow Serpent I imagine this was a community project or perhaps, judging by it's age, something made from the left over materials used to make Wyndham's BIG Croc. I…

Warrui Dream Time Statues This was the second larger than life sculpture I'd noticed created by Andrew Hickson. Found I'm Warrui Park in Wyndham, WA, real people were us…

BIG Seed Pods Commissioned in 2015 these enormous Kimberly Boab Seeds, found in Kununarra, WA are the work of a collaboration of Weringarr artists. Artists: Ben Ward, Richard B…

It's so exciting driving into a new state! I found the landscapes in Western Australia were constantly changing and provided some spectacle fairly frequently but I've been…

Anmatjere - Anmatjere Woman and Child 2007 This impressive sculpture by Mark Egan was constructed in 2008, unlike her male counterpart, who was created in 2005. Mark Egan is also …

I may have indulged at the local pub then indulged on the giant horse sculpture. The steel climbing animals are a set of interactive sculptures by artist Xavier Pinard.  There…

Colin Hughes and Sue Leighton I've seen accounts where people use teddys and objects as a theme for their accounts and once had the pleasure of meeting a fellow art enthusia…

BIG Crocodile Darwin has plenty of novelty crocodiles but I found this one particularly impressive. Not only was it a fiberglass sensation but it was mounted to the roof of my t…

Crevice Dragon Pulling up at this park I noted a few things. Parking was ample, the space was big, bright and spaced out but it was BUSY. I waited patiently with the parents wit…