The Wind of Change by Warkas is a beautiful image that makes me think of The Secret River. This image could certainly have worked as a front cover for the text. The way in which Varcas has transposed the image onto the texture of a film reel makes me think of it as being a scene from within a film. What would be the story of the people linked to this boat on this secret river? What conflicts would these people have encoutered in their lives? How would their struggles have been similar to those of the characters in The Secret River? Perhaps this image of a green boat will inspire a writing piece for some of you.

In creating this image Warkas has taken up magicicada's offer to use his (texture) Film for creative endeavour. Some of you might wish to explore the Context and ideas that arise from The Secret River and The Rugmaker by using this texture to capture a 'moment' of your own. It would be fantastic to view some on our Picture Panic page.