27 Lindsay Street Toowoomba QLD 4350T: 4659 4900 www.cobbandco.qm.qld.gov.au

2012

Exhibition Catalogue4 February – 26 February

Andrew’s interest in art is mixed with a passion for all things mechanical. He enjoys working with machinery off-casts and scrap metal, combining them with timber.

Valet ChairThis wooden chair is made from green sticks and a slab of timber and has been created in a rustic style. The privet branches have been peeled and worked into shape with a draw knife and shaving horse.

Price: $740

Andrew MacDonaldBill has been leatherplaiting for 40 years, first learning the skill from his mother when he was only five years old, then later from one of the greats, RM Williams. He is a four time Dame Mary Durack Award winner.

La Rue Fashion

A selection of creative and imaginative fashion belts plaited from kangaroo hide, displaying different plaiting techniques.

Belt 1: $330 Belt 2: $690, Belt 3: $670

Bill Webb

Cecile is an experienced textile artist who uses the medium ‘Dye on Silk’ to create a variety of pieces including: wall art, wearable art, soft furnishings, cards, banners, soft wall hangings and patchwork quilting panels.Dye on SilkHand painted original framed silk paintingsSmall Surprises: $1040Bird on Fence: $900By the Beach: $1150Rock Garden: $900The Avenue: $1000

Cecile ArndtCherryl’s keen eye for detail and colour has earned her a reputation for creating outstanding items of leather art. Cherryl has won a number of prestigious national and international awards.

Elegance in Leather

This decadent array of fine leather flowers are made from Australian tanned kangaroo leather. Each petal is individually hand cut and sculpted and the sparkly Swarovski crystals are individually wired and set into position

Price: $1000

Cherryl McIntyre

Chris’ Indigenous heritage strongly impacts her work which is mainly installation based sculpture, many of them addressing different social issues.

Dressed to ImpressDressed to Impress is a set of four carved wooden children’s clothing items. Designed to be reminiscent of the clothing many Indigenous children were dressed in for photo opportunities while in missions, homes/orphanages and institutions, the silhouette acts as a contrast to that lifestyle.

Price: $6650

Chris Mills-KellyStonemason Daniel Gill is well known in the industry for his creativity and skill. He has more than fifteen years experience and specialises in restoring historic buildings and monument carving.SaddleMade from Helidon sandstone, Daniel chose to make an object that would normally be made by a totally different type of craftsman. The support and handrail were constructed from Ironbark by Cobb+Co Factory Manager John Weir.Price: $4650

Daniel Gill

Don has been a gold and silversmith for more than 20 years and enjoys the challenge of designing something that is aesthetically pleasing as well as being functional.YowahThis Yowah opal with foxtail chain celebrates the region the amazing opal comes from. The stone is set in silver - designed to create a metallic extension of the existing shape and patterns within the stone. Price: $1590

Don ZiesemerHelen has evolved as a fibre artist through her deep passion for natural fibres and textiles. Thirty years working with natural fibres, she is inspired by colour, line, texture and design.The Galaxy - A Brilliant GatheringThis hand felted M C merino wool piece is imbedded with layers of wire and other metals, illustrating the brilliant luminous bands of countless stars stretching across the sky.Price: $1870

Helen Stumkat

Jenny has had a keen interest in textiles all her life. Her skills have grown over the past 45 years, resulting in various awards, exhibitions, and teaching positions. On the WallabyThis woven wall hanging is created using the old rag weaving technique of ‘hit and miss’. Jenny altered this technique calling it CHAM (controlled hit and miss) - the design and colour outcomes are deliberate.Price: $1390

Jenny JackettJoy has always been drawn to creating 3D works. Through a natural progression from drawing to painting, Joy started experimenting with sculpture three years ago and knew she had found her life’s passion. Copper in PlayA metal exploding soccer ball crafted using singular hexagons and pentagons stitched together with copper wire into a ball shape to symbolise community cohesion.Price: $1450

Joy Heylan

Kylie’s passion for mosaic came from a desire to blend the septic tank into her garden. She regularly creates intricate detail in larger artworks including framed hanging pieces, sculpture and installation. Barbed GumThis piece is a diptych wall mounted/hanging mosaic work using hand cut glass, wire and found objects inset into two old casement silky oak windows. Price: $1680

Kylie BourneLyn admits she is obsessed with glass art. Her distinctive “painterly” technique uses many different coloured and textured glass pieces. She enjoys working with this multi-faceted medium as it is always challenging.The InterloperThis copperfoiling piece features finch birds inside a cage with glass leaves trailing down the chain. Lyn hand cut each individual piece of glass to create a unique personality for each bird.Price: $3990

Lyn Swan

Morrie has been welding since he was 14 years old, and has always enjoyed creating something different. Morrie enjoys the challenge of using everyday household objects to create unique pieces.Bringing the Blades to LifeSilver eagle made from knives. Each knife blade was handpicked and cut to create the wings and body of this majestic eagle. Incorporating over 500 pieces, each welded into position.Price: $1600

Morrie DayPeter, a qualified saddler, has a passion for the trade and laments that one of Australia’s most iconic items, the traditional Australian Stock Saddle, is in real danger of disappearing.The WildermuthHand made, hand stitched saddle originally designed by Mr Bert Wildermuth in the 1950s. This piece has been made using traditional methods of manufacture and is constructed of quality English and Australian leather.Price: $5980

Peter Castles

Ray began woodworking about 26 years ago and enjoys using the natural beauty of Australian native timbers to create sculptures which enhance the shape and grain of the original piece.

Desert Splendour

Desert Splendour has been created from Jacaranda, using carving in the round. It is coloured for effect.

Price: $3650

Ray NewtonSue has been painting most of her life, but now concentrates on silk painting and dyeing, and producing silk scarves for her business Eyzer Designs. Her work combines Batik silk painting and stitching.

Motion

A series of three silk panels attached to canvas, Motion depicts the movement of a wheel.

Price: $1190

Sue Jurd