Impressed by today's terrible events in the World (24.02.2022), I finished one of my artworks.
This picture today fully reflects my state of mind and emotional state.
But the light of hope for the best has not yet died out.
This world needs a light of hope and faith in peace and love.
There is a real Tasmanian Lighthouse - IRON POT.
🌊The IRON POT Lighthouse is significant for several reasons.
It was the first lighthouse to be built in Tasmania and is the second oldest lighthouse ever built in Australia. It is also the oldest original tower in Australia and the first lighthouse in Australia to utilize a locally manufactured optical apparatus. It is also believed to be the first lighthouse to be converted to solar power in Australia.
The origin of the name Iron Pot continues to be a mystery. One theory is that whalers’ pots were left on the island from the early eighteenth century and this gave the island its name. Another is that it takes its name from the curiously formed pot-like holes in the island. And a third theory is that there was a whale oil-fired beacon in old whaler’s tri-pot.
The barren rocky island is small, about 0.4 hectares in area, and marks the entrance to the Derwent River.
The first beacon and signal station was manned by convicts and is believed to be on the nearby Betsy Island before being relocated to Iron Pot Island.