Heather Gordon (aka Barossa Nanna) has brought together a community of artists, scientists and bighearted contributors to create a counting book for children based on life around a waterhole in the Australian bush.Using recycled, repurposed and a few purchased resources, along with the generous crockery and tile contributions of friends, Heather has created a bushland mosaic on the back wall of her house in Nuriootpa in the Barossa Valley, South Australia.This counting book encourages children to explore, discover and gently understand that water affects all parts of our lives.We all rely on the waterhole.Moira Brennan’s delightful illustrations support the text. Contributions from Kari Atze and Robby Towill enhance the environmental aspects of the content from different perspectives. The mosaics are beautifully presented through Bridget Mc Goldrick’s photography skills.
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Heather Gordon (aka Barossa Nanna) is an artist, author and gardener. Heather’s productive, flower filled garden is home to chooks and bees.Heather’s ten -year plan to transform the external walls of her ordinary cream brick home into an extraordinary mosaic haven is now complete (2010 – 2020). Heather is transitioning from Mosaic to Collage; repurposing and recycling everyday objects while recreating and reinventing.’Barossa Nanna and the Lonely Chook’ (2014) was Heather Gordon and Moira Brennan’s first published book. It gently deals with grief and loss in a way that children can understand.Heather has worked extensively in rural and remote regions of Australia. Heather’s love of the Australian landscape is reflected in her photography and mosaics; and more recently, collage.The Barossa Nanna series includes several Ebooks created from concertina collage books for children to explore, discover, imagine and count.Heather’s garden has been featured in Australia’s Open Garden Scheme (2014) and in an episode of ‘Poh and Co’ (2015).Heather’s mosaics can be viewed on social media at ‘Rhagodia Mosaics and Collage’.