Silo Art Trail, Victoria

When we left Horsham we loosely followed the Silo Art Trail to Green Lake.  I am quite in love with these gigantic works of art and find it unimaginable to be able to paint something on such a large scale and to keep it in proportion. Last year, when we were travelling through Western Australia, we were fortunate enough to watch an artist painting a mural on a wall and that was pretty special, but a silo is another thing all together.

 The first place that we stopped on our way to Green Lake was the lovely little township of Murtoa.  It is here that you will find the Stick Shed.  The timber grain storage "Stick Shed" was built over a period of four months between September 1941 and January 1942 and filled with grain within six months of its construction.  Murtoa was an ideal location as it was located in the wheat growing area and close to rail leading to Melbourne and Adelaide with links to the Mallee Region. It is a huge shed measuring 265 metres in length, 60 metres in width and 20 metres high.  

Next stop is Rupanyup where we are surprised and delighted to find a "Chainsaw Art" path right in the centre of the very wide Main Street.  These wooden statues, completed carved by chainsaw, are a work of art and we are amazed at the intricate and delicate work involved with using nothing more than a chainsaw.

We arrived at Green Lake mid afternoon and were met by our friend of a friend, Ken.  He had saved us the perfect campsite and I will tell you more about it in my next post.