Barbara’s research into local colonial tinsmiths is well and truly under way Thursday, Oct 29 2009 

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Like her ‘private’ garden blog that she keeps to herself, Barbara is busy researching the work of local tinsmiths for a future project. I’ve been swept up just combing my ephemera collection, our joint library and the general blogosphere for items of interest and worth.

This is a call-to-action: if anyone has a connection to or knowledge of local artisans operating in the building, manufacturing and general plumbing trades in South East Queensland since settlement, please get in touch with us? We are interested also in catalogues from overseas (and locally) that document these trades, see below. Get my drift? I can see another Mashrabia coming on . . .

 

Passed on from Cathy at Kit and Caboodle, Barbara’s pic on the New Zealand jewellery blog – ‘paua dreams’ Monday, Jul 6 2009 

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Ipswich Art Gallery commission delivered this Wednesday – 28.66Mb powerpoint on the project: Monday, Jun 9 2008 

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the powerpoint

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Ipswich Houses Commission and Exhibition
Artists: Barbara Heath in collaboration with Malcolm Enright
Title: Two x Four x Eight
Concept Statement: The work references the universal forms and specific patterns of historic Queensland architecture by grouping three simple units into a series of relationships.
Each unit is perforated with patterns derived from two historic Ipswich houses, ‘Mona Cottage’ and ‘The Chestnuts’. The patterned perforations like their architectural prototype, imply both protection and barrier, they define permeable boundaries that permit light but also cast shadows.
Urban transition is imagined; by adding and subtracting, re-aligning, inverting, re-grouping. Shifted patterns cast their familiar text through past, present and future.
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Here – I’ve posted a suggested installation done by Barbara but actually the install is up to the client, the x28 units can be configured anyway (anyone) sees fit – build a mansion or build a compound:

 

Our Ipswich Houses concept statement – our Powerbook presentation. Sunday, Nov 4 2007 

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Ipswich Houses Commission – Ipswich Regional Art Gallery – Barbara Heath’s ‘Ipswich Houses’ proposal – here

 

Three elements of our Public Art Commission for Caxton Street SCIP – installed today Wednesday, Apr 11 2007 

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I think that the professional partnerships we have forged over the years need to be mentioned, the blog is a great vehicle to communicate our collective outcomes but behind the pictures are groups of individuals working collaboratively to achieve a desired result. We applaud the Brisbane City Council’s Urban Design Team, its only by partnering with them that we have realised how hard they work to achieve their goals while sometimes their very own politicians seem to work against their common goals. Our fabricators in this instance; G&B Stainless were enthusiastically onboard from day one of this project and proved once again to be unrivaled partners.

 

Artwork collaboration celebrated in powerpoint of shots by Rod Bucholz & Malcolm Enright Wednesday, Nov 22 2006 

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the powerpoint

 

Koniambo Marker Sculpture © Barbara Heath Monday, Jul 31 2006 

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Public art options for Petrie Terrace Brisbane SCIP © Barbara Heath Thursday, Jul 27 2006 

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Malcolm & Barbara start another interesting public art project with the Urban Design Team at Brisbane City Council. Their Caxton Street improvements call for interesting pole designs, pole collars and the option to create a catenary spanning the roadway in two places – certainly a first for us. Existing road balustrades need updating and a theme consistent with the areas usage has to be designed and carried through the sculptural options.

 

Site 3 – Taringa BCC, SCIP Brisbane © Barbara Heath Mandy Ridley Friday, Jul 7 2006 

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installation powerpoint

 

Site 1 and site 2 – Taringa BCC, SCIP Brisbane © Barbara Heath Mandy Ridley. Thursday, Jul 6 2006 

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site 1 installation powerpoint

site 2 installation

 

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