In 1992 I was living in a warehouse painting studio opposite the abandoned Redfern Railway yards and foundry site.  Due to clearing up the site they had created huge piles of the old wood foundry pattern moulds.

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Unwanted, they were setting fire to them and selling others off in piles. I managed to salvage a few wheel barrows full which have ended up moving house with me numerous times. 

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On and Off over the years I have painted on a few and recently painted a series which I exhibited at the Other Art Fair. which turned out to be a lovely story, as coincidentally it was at Redfern Railway yards where they first came from.

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Each piece is unique and I see them as little theatrical stages upon which a painted story is acted out

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