Pat is a project undertaken by Baw Baw Arts Alliance with funding from Regional Arts Victoria. Pat is a 2 meter high dog wearing a jacket made from a patch work of mosaic. Facebook
Here is Pat’s story ….
The Sculpture
Using Jessie’s maquette as a guide it was professionally scanned. Then slices of heavy duty polystyrene was cut to the …
The Jacket
The jacket is made from patchwork mosaic. The patches were made in workshops by members of the community, led by …
The First Move
Firstly, Pat had to move from the studio where he was created. The truck did not fit down the long …
Putting on the Jacket
A jacket made from fabric was fitted onto Pat. This jacket then had all the different patches chalked onto it …
Glueing on the Patches
Following the template the completed mosaic patches of Pat’s coat were applied by a professional tiler. We used kerabond mixed …
Mosaicking Pat
Mosaic group members started mosiacing the area under the jacket. This looked way easier than the curves we had to …
The Plinth
The plinth is 500mm high..It took a couple of weeks for the plinth to “cure”. That means it had to …
The second Move
at last…we present to you…Pat, the Dog. Pat arrives at the Station Gallery, Yarragon. 8th July 2021 Pat is lifted …
The opening
Unveiling , August 2021 (due to Covid condition the opening scheduled for 6th August 2021 was canceled)In Leu of the …