In its sixteenth year, the Ranamok Glass Prize is a annual award for glass artists who are residents of Australia and New Zealand and display skill, creativity, and innovation through contemporary glass. Many of this years' participants were on exhibit at the Cairns Regional Gallery.
My favorite was Transparent illusions created by Evelyn Dunstan and made with Gaffer crystal glass. Dunstan said of her work:
Masking time through the day with the masquerades we put on and wear – sometimes a conscious choice, but often an unconscious reaction to influence that gives a sneek peek through the eyes to our souls.
Each individuals reaction and interpretation is also a reflection of our changing emotion and influence.