It was nice to complete a local commission over the Easter Break. The courtyard mural at Heritage Lodge Murwillumbah compliments the recent upgrades in the outdoor space. A big thanks to the staff who made this project come to fruition and it was great to see the residents utilising the new look area.
Heritage Lodge mural by The Sauce Studio
It was a pleasure to return to Livingstone Christian College at Ormeau prior to the the Easter break. I facilitated several workshops with a variety of students as part of the annual arts showcase & battle of the band celebrations. Thanks goes out to the Arts Department for putting on an organised and enjoyable program.
The Bundamba State School Library suffered some storm damage and as I understand had been closed for some time. It has since been repaired and remodelled with all new carpet, furnishings, air con etc. My expertise was called upon to create a mural on the main feature wall. The principal had been following my work for many years and was thrilled to finally have the opportunity to engage my services. I am honoured to be a part of the libraries transformation and contribute to comfortable learning space for the students.
I wasn’t keen on relying heavily on other peoples artwork for reference but found it to be an impossible challenge to reflect popular children books without having too much likeness to the originals. I hope I have done the various illustrators, artists and authors of these classic stories justice. Credits go out to Marc McBride, Mary GrandPre, Quinten Blake, Eric Carle, Dav Pilke, Martin Handford, P.D.Eastman and Marcus Pfister.
Keeping a busy schedule from Miles I returned to Chinchilla to complete entrance signage for Charleys Creek I envisaged working with the font from the logo and giving it a classic handpainted aesthetic.
I was contacted by the Miles & District Rugby League Club to create a mural on the dressing rooms. Situated on Centenary Oval the Miles Devils are celebrating 40 years of football and the the design reflects some of the early days, memories and achievements over the years.
It was also great to complete my first mural in Miles and get a bit more familiar with this friendly little town. Thanks to the Devils for keeping me hydrated on the 40 degree days and Western Downs Regional Council for supporting the project.
Over the past few years I’ve had the opportunity to create a several murals at Charley’s Creek Campground (previously Clover Hill Lodge). Each time I visited I noticed the new owners had made improvements and upgrades.
The latest venture is Charley’s Creek Brewery which will produce a number of craft beer varieties onsite. I was recently set a challenge to design packaging for the debut beer “One in a Melon” which was being rushed through production in time for Chinchilla’s famous Melon Festival.
I was given an interesting brief “can you draw a cow smashing a watermelon” and a super tight deadline, the next thing I knew the limited edition sour beer was being canned and labeled. A big thanks to The Print People and Helios Brewing for assistance.
ONE IN A MELON - Charleys Creek Brewery, Chinchilla
It was great to complete another mural at Oxenford State School. The top oval mural took on a few incarnations throughout the design process. We explored several concepts that combined the text based elements of the 3 sports house and pictorial content. The finished artwork compliments the established eucalypts, flora and fauna around the school grounds and should make for great backdrop for sports day photos. The mural was made possible by Oxenford State School P&C Association.
I whipped up a piece today with the help of local youth in Casino. There was a great turn out for the annual Skate Mate event with live music, markets and skate comps. Thanks to Mid Richmond Neighbourhood Centre for the opportunity.
It was great to kick off the new year with a mural at Waterford West State School. I was contacted by the schools P&C committee to work some magic with the Tuckshop and Uniform Shop which were well overdue for a coat of paint. I worked to a fairly specific brief which gave me a good guide for the concept and design of the artwork which includes some of the tuck shops signature dishes.
It’s been a roller coaster of a year to say the least. After enduring 2 years of border closures, a pandemic, several floods, ongoing recovery from an arm injury my year commenced one team member down with my dog in emergency surgery. However with Mac on the mend I was able to get things going once the border opened…back in business and fully booked in no time! We completed 2 trips to Central Western Q, a solo exhibition and also visited FNQ, Central Highlands, Western Downs, Scenic Rim amongst a whole bunch of local projects in Brisbane, Ipswich, Gold Coast and Tweed.
I took on a diverse range of projects at locations such as a hemp farm, an aged care facility, a campground, tuckshops, a library, a skateshop, two museums, a staircase, a cricket club, a restaurant, a shopping centre, a hot sauce shop and ten schools across Queensland.
I met several characters along the way and continued connections with friends afar. A big thanks to the following who made this year at The Sauce Studio a memorable one. I appreciate your support, opportunities, challenges and good times:
Southern Cross Hemp Nimbin, G-Spot Skate Murwillumbah, Oxenford State School, Alberton Hurricanes Cricket Club, Superior Care Wellington Point, Hilder Road State School The Gap, Aramac Race Club, Denison State School, Emerald North State School, Headspace Emerald, Alpha District Tourism, Australian Age of Dinosaur Museum Winton, Muttuburra Community Development, Highland Reserve State School, Aramac State School, Coomera Lodge Hotel, ChilliBOM South Tweed, Livingstone Christian College Ormeau, Bracken Ridge SS, Barcaldine Regional Council, Skytek Cairns, Charley’s Creek Chinchilla, Windaroo Valley SHS, Amberley District SS, 4275 Collective Canungra, Frankies Place Restaurant Shailer Park.
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