"COMMONWALL"

The panels take the viewer on a journey from early morning to dusk. The journey begins at dawn in a fern garden, then moves through a party in a backyard around a washing line, and on to a homestead at dusk. The party includes a symbolized reconciliation, integrating s...

The wall is complete!  Thursday, 9th October, Hobart Mayor, Damon Thomas, was on site to lend a hand to Tony Gentile, of Vos Construction, and Robert Kreshl, CGT tenant, in securing the ply panels to the wall.

This has been a major project. Dan, Darren, Robert, Hedy,...

We have had three more sessions: 17th, 19th and 22nd September. In that time Hedy has returned and has painted in her colourful Bali garden - true to Hedy's namesake 'Hedy Purple". Jo has made a start on the reconciliation painting. Darren and Dan have added white high...

Today, 15th September, Robert presented us with his painted uggs with hairy legs in fishnet stockings. Wow! Darren finished painting in his paperbark trees. Caroline played around with the ply cut outs and the background on the wall. Jamie and Jeff helped work out a s...

Today, 12th September, Robert was back on board straight from Sydney and the Archibald! He has begun painting in his 'washing line' party and has sketched in the 'hairy leg ugg boots'. Sissy continued to paint in the detail in her ferns across all 19 panels. This is a...

Today, 8th September, the creative "Campbell Street Boys", Mark, Chris, Troy and Richard helped paint the ply cut outs. Sissy continued to paint in the detail in her ferns across all 19 panels. We temporarily placed Margaret the gardener on the wall to test out the col...

The team is making excellent progress, and we are on track to finish by the end of September. Liz, Kathryn and Ant viewed the site and all agreed it is looking good. Today, 5th September, Sissy and Dan continued to paint in the detail. Sissy has continued to paint in h...

Today, 3rd September, Sissy began adding the detail to panels one and two, gradually bringing her fern garden to life. Together with Caroline, they mapped in the next steps for panels 3 to 6. The next session is Friday 5th September from 9.30 am to lunchtime. Caroline...

Today, 1st September, was an auspicious Spring day, albeit with some rain. Just in time to avoid the downpour, Sissy started painting in the white base layer for the ferns. The detail is now being painted into the background. Darren has begun painting in the fine trees...

The progress is fantastic. On Friday 29th August Sissy, Dan, Darren and Robert finished blocking in the background. We also prepared the marine ply cut outs that will be placed onto the wall when the painting is finished in the first week of October. Everyone is doing...