Artist in Residence
Eagles Over the Maribyrnong
Overnewton Anglican Community College
Margaret had the great pleasure of being employed as an Artist in Residence at Overnewton Anglican Community College for the second semester of 2022.
With Year 5 Technology students and their teachers and Technology Coordinator Jill Livett, Margaret created a new 2.5 metre x 5 metre decorative metal wall panel, Eagles Over Maribyrnong for the college.
The artwork was inspired by what a wedge-tailed eagle sees while flying over the Maribyrnong River and the surrounding valley. The wedge-tailed is the totem of the aboriginal people of this land.
The trees that feature on the wall panel are the students aerial designs of the gum-trees of the valley.
“‘Eagles Over the Maribyrnong’ metal wall sculpture has now been installed at Overnewton Anglican Community College Keilor Campus thanks to Ivan & Jill.
Rob, Head of the Maintenance team at the College, will install the wall panels in the New Year.
It has been a fabulous Artist in Residence Program funded by the College Parents & Friends Association & coordinated by Jill Livett, College Head of Technology & Year 7-12 Technology teacher.A
huge thank you to all the enthusiastic Year 5 students who all drew unique trees designs for the wall panels. ”
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Four Oaks
CAREY BAPTIST GRAMMAR SCHOOL
(KEW CAMPUS, MELBOURNE)
Margaret had the enormous pleasure of being offered an Artist in Residence at Carey Baptist Grammar School in Semester 2, 2018.
This Artist Residency involved working with the Head of Junior School Libby Russell, Senior Art Teacher Mikl Longstaff, Junior Art Teacher Lauren Verde and grade 6 students which would be a lasting memorial to the students of 2018. FOUR OAKS wall panels were installed on the walls of Marion Metcalfe Hall.
They decided on FOUR OAKS for the wall panels as there are many oak trees growing in the school grounds. The oak leaves would represent the students and teachers in their classes. Each panel is 265 x 160cm x 1.6mm weighing 45kg with an oak tree in each panel representing the four grade 6 classes.
Each oak tree symbolises the growth, development and learning each student has achieved in their primary years at Carey.
It is around each of these oak trees the student’s designed their own oak leaf that can be seen by all that pass.
The panels have an acorn each with the class’s name in it. And each panel has four different groups of Australian fauna represented.
6DS Butterflies / Eagle
6P Lyrebird / Kookaburra
6F Possums / Koala
6DF Magpies / Owl
First week of Grade 6 project FOUR OAKS…introduction to making cortensteel artwork and the design process for the students making their own oak leaves.
Final classes with 6F & 6P discussing the importance of The Oak Foundation & what it means to them & the wider community as well as exploring the elements of drawing.
Student leaf designs drawn onto 110 metal oak leaves
Arranging student’s oak leaf designs on the steel then cutting-out…
Cutting out the oak leaves
Site drawing for FOUR OAKS installation on Marion Metcalfe Hall.
Chalk drawing one of the wall panel
Cutting out one of the oak trees.
One wall panel with an oak tree finished and three different stages to achieve this.
Attaching the students oak leaves to a wall panel with rivets.
One of the wall panels completely finished.
Detail of one of the wall panels with a possum climbing the oak tree.
Wall panels in the laneway near the workshop.
“We couldn’t be happier. Now for the installation on the wall at Carey and all is done!”
What a wonderful project!
Thank you to Carey Baptist School for your support and involvement (especially the Grade 6 students of 2018)!
