The current body of work by well-known and much-loved Warrnambool artist, Rachel Peters, began with a view of the Hopkins River. Seen from local Gunditjmara elder Banjo Clarke’s grave-site, Peters reflects on her thoughts during the encounter: “Through branches of spring wattle, the ancient water course glides over basalt rocks, as a reminder that life keeps going despite all the ups and downs, hopes and despairs.”