The fascinating piece "River Crossing" was completed and installed last week, beside the Tea Gardens boat ramp, facing the Singing Bridge.

"River Crossing" is a short poem referring to the mythology associated with the days when the punt operated between Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest, ferrying cars, goods and passengers across the Myall River.

For example, it was rumoured that on full moon nights, which are known to be a good time to fish for Jewfish, the punt operators would hold the vessel midstream and throw lines out, hoping to catch the much sought after fish.

The poem has been carved into kiln-fired, glazed clay tablets, which have been embedded into a greenish river-coloured concrete plinth.

The tablets have been arranged so as to give a visual suggestion of the flowing movement of the river.

Phillip wrote the poem and then worked with the assistance of the members of the Pottery Group under the guidance of Michael Bright, the pottery teacher at the Myall Art and Craft Community Centre to create the tablets, carve and fire them.

Coordinator of the Riverside Art Walk, Shona Hunter Howarth, said special thanks must go to Great Lakes Council's Manager of Parks and Recreation, David Bortfeld, along with the local Parks and Gardens crew of Great Lakes Council.

"In particular, thanks to Drew Martin and Ian Ingram, who poured the concrete slab and laid the tablets under Phillip's direction," said Shona.

The next piece planned for installation is a wonderful abstract sculpture by Murray Ashleigh Brown, called "River Relic".

The piece is an interpretation of the wrecked remains of a Drogher, and will be located on the Tea Gardens foreshore, opposite the existing remains of a Drogher that can be seen at low tide, across the river from the Tea Gardens War Memorial.

Anyone interested in learning more about the Riverside Art Walk can contact the Myall Waterways Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, or phone Shona on 4997 1249.