Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Lucas

Wishing you oodles of laughter in your days and joy in your hearts!

2011 in review.

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Lucas

I wanted to share with you some of the highlights of 2011 for Lucas Salton Design. This seemed like a fairly simple idea to begin with…. It wasn’t until reviewing images and projects that I realised just how busy the year has been! And fortunately it looks like it will continue well into 2012. Somewhere in amongst the below Projects, Lucas Salton Design also managed to create 84 glass sculptures for Furn-Niche Interiors, were selected for the Project Proposal Stage for Maroochydore Art Plan, were nominated as finalists in the ‘Greening the Arts’ category for the Sunshine Coast Glossie Awards, were selected to review the Sunshine Coast Draft Public Art Policy and Guidelines for Council and are still working on Bundaberg Public Art for Qld Rail…. We are looking forward to some downtime over Christmas / New Year and will be closing between December 22nd and January 3rd for a short break to recharge, find new inspiration and prepare for what looks to be a huge year for Lucas Salton Design in 2012.

1360 illuminated pavers, designed and fabricated by Lucas Salton, installed at Southbank Parklands, Brisbane.

Design Consultation in working conjunction with Conlon Birrell Landscape Architects for Sunshine Beach Streetscaping Project for Sunshine Coast Council.

Design Consultation, Maleny Public Art and Streetscaping. Preliminary Designs sought by Sunshine Coast Council.

Lead Designer, Qld Rail 20/20 Beautification Scheme: Wooloowin Station, Brisbane

And who could forget the ‘gold gun’?

Invited to present, Pecha Kucha.

Noosa Junction Public Art, Stage 2. Sunshine Coast Council.

Fitzgibbon Chase Public Art and Design Consultation: Harbinger Consultants and the Urban Land Development Authority.

Fitzgibbon Update

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Lucas

The display domes for Fitzgibbon Chase are coming together! They will house the lovely, fun and quirky artworks of Britta Gudd and Andrea Fisher:

And will be illuminated with solar lights for nite time wayfinding.

They need to be cast in concrete too. And have survived the ‘sweat’ test beautifully.

The Stainless rings have been laser cut for precision and to eliminate moisture entry.

Before installation, they’ll also receive bronze treatment to make them golden!

We can’t wait to see them in place filled with their colourful objects.

Darwin Public Art

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Lucas

Working in conjunction with John Armstrong, Harbinger Consultants, we have recently been selected to move through to the Project Proposal stage for a large Public Art project in Darwin’ located at the Intersection of Tiger Brennan Drive and McMinn Street.

The project is being funded through Northern Territory Government, and led by GHD and curated by Felicity Green. The Artists Brief offered key themes to consider when compiling our Expression of Interest -

Indigenous concepts of the six seasons which occur in the Top End, specifically ‘gurrulwa guligi’: the Larrakia word for ‘big wind time’.
Relevance of the artwork to the site and Darwin itself
The natural environment – land, sea, flora, fauna and extremes in climate.

The project has been delayed, but we expect to submit our final proposal toward the end of Janurary. Below is a montage of how the landscape direction is heading:

This is a very exciting project with massive opportunity for creative scope and we’re very excited to be a part of this stage. Watch this space for updates.

Noosa Public Art – Complete!

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Lucas

Noosa Junction Public Art (Stage 2) has been completed, the lighting components have been installed and all temporary fencing has been removed. Below are some images taken on a beautiful Noosa day. Enjoy.

Fitzgibbon Update

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Lucas

Here are some very recent images of the very new, and still being constructed, Fitzgibbon Community Centre – courtesy of John Armstrong, Harbinger Consultants.

Lucas’ sandblasting design will commence shortly (no date as yet) and below is the ‘Bee Flight Path’ pattern that will be blasted onto the concreted areas; the design drawn from the behaviour of one of the few native ‘social’ bees. Fitting for a community centre….

Progress is going well and with landscaping under way, the Community Centre is looking great.

The metallised display domes Lucas is fabricating will be ready to be installed toward the end of Janurary. For those who missed my last post about Fitzgibbon, these domes will house gorgeous artworks by Britta Gudd and Andrea Fisher and will be illuminated in the evenings.