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Comment on stick architecture: Roy Grounds 1960s geodesic dome by Bonita

Bonita — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:57:21 +0000

Hey Nigel,
Marina & I did a rubbing of the floor of the barn at Easter. Will send some pics.

By the way the 1st roof for the barn after the sod was yellow corrugated fibreglass sheeting. Marr replaced it with the green tin roof, as the fibreglass was breaking down.

Comment on Risky Business: the invention of Aboriginal abstraction by wall mural

wall mural — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 05:00:52 +0000

Hey guys! Beautiful work! I would really like to see full pic and I agree with the author. What is a wall mural? Webster says that “there is something, applied or integrated in a wall or ceiling surface. Webster definition is good because it gives a picture of something that we, who becomes part of a wall or ceiling surface. That way he can kind of wall decoration is classified as wall mural. Wall Murals see the different types of murals. different classes covering a range of wall decoration.

Comment on Jenny Orchard prepares for Open Day by Helga Bligh

Helga Bligh — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:31:53 +0000

Hi Jenny, we meet a few times in 1982 while I lived in Sydney through Kathy Baird (?). You lived on the main-road in Randwick then. I saw You once after You moved around Leichardt. In early February 2012 I’ll be in Sydney (I live in Northern NSW) for a visit. If You feel like it maybe we can find time to have a cuppa? Love Helga PS: I love Your work!

Comment on Frank Gehry comes to Canberra by public artefacts: after four years of despair | iconophilia

public artefacts: after four years of despair | iconophilia — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:17:35 +0000

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Comment on diary note: Axel Poignant portraits by Joyce Dimer (Thorne)

Joyce Dimer (Thorne) — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 02:50:52 +0000

This is also my mother’s family her name is Amy I don’t know which one she is as they all look alike. To see this photo of my grandparents and their children is a wonderful surprise. It is also the first time that I have seen a photo of my grandfather he is a handsome man. Thank you for sharing the photo with me and my family.

Comment on diary note: Axel Poignant portraits by Elaine Picks (Michael)

Elaine Picks (Michael) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:04:30 +0000

How it is amazing that this beautiful family is of my Pop & Nana and my Aunts & Uncles who are the first 7 of the family and there was a 7 more that my Nana had down the track. I love this photo. It was only last year that this photo was shown to my father Peter who doesn’t even exist in this photograph ,you could imagine the surprise and shock he had when seeing the photo it was a emotional day.

Comment on stick architecture: Roy Grounds 1960s geodesic dome by Jeanne Barczewska

Jeanne Barczewska — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:23:39 +0000

I stayed with Roy and Betty Grounds in 1979 and have photos and a sketch of the timber house at Penders
It was a wonderful few days!!

Comment on The Museum of Neoprimitivism by short memory? | iconophilia

short memory? | iconophilia — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:46:05 +0000

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Comment on When art gives architecture a good name: 2 by Steve King

Steve King — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:59:10 +0000

You do realise how rare, and how refreshing it is to have feedback on the lived in performance of a building that has been in the literature describing only the way it is meant to work.

I teach. That kind of literature of architecture is the bane of my life.

On the rare occasions that one comes across a little bit of candour, a client ruefully admitting underperformance of the building, but speaking of it kindly and not even hinting at shafting the architect who was a partner in the experiment, my students get a glimpse into both reality and the ideal.

Keep up the good work.

Comment on Frank Gehry comes to Canberra by the Frank Gehry pavilion | iconophilia

the Frank Gehry pavilion | iconophilia — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:37:45 +0000

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