also in the studio...

deb and i have been busy preparing for a concept presentation for a public artwork. this involves brainstorming ideas to fit the brief, writing a concept, getting quotes to make a budget, and working on a timeline for the project.

it also means making a model of the artwork and preparing for the concept presentation where we have to pitch our idea to the panel.

our idea is called 'the space between' and it is a concept for a public artwork that recognises practices of forced adoption. 

the idea being that we use black granite, and get a large 1.5 m x 2 m rock and get it split into 2 parts. these parts are set close to each other, highlighting the fact that they used to be one unit, like mother and child, or family and individual. there will also be a large soft round boulder that will be a seat for people to sit and and share their stories and support each other.

the artwork will be located near the river torrens in adelaide, and we have just found out that we were successful in our pitch. so that means that at the start of 2016 deb and i will be busy wandering around a quarry looking for the perfect stones for the job. we are very excited to be working on this project.