Placemakers Artists

Flora and Fauna Nature Poles

Various sizes ranging from 1m -3m (h).

Terracotta totems x 6 plus 4 x BRT Stoneware totems added in 2024.

A group of nature poles at the entrance of Ferntree Gully Community Arts Centre & Library have been renewed. Two broken poles were removed and replaced with four newly designed poles. The poles were originally made by Placemakers and Knox residents as part of a Knox Festival activity in the 1980s. The new poles feature a plant genus, Banksia, Wattle, Eucalypt and Native Grass, as well as images of local animals. The nature poles feature a platypus, a three-dimensional ladybird and several varieties of birds, insects and ground dwelling animals.

 

Medium Description:

Terracotta drain pipes, clay, concrete, oxides, underglazes.

Location Information:

Outside Ferntree Gully Community Arts Centre

Gps Latitude:

-37.8901019

Gps Longitude:

145.2909023

Date Of Work:

1982