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 ….

Concept

The committee of Baw Baw Arts Alliance (Bbaa) have always wanted a sculpture outside the Station Gallery, Yarragon. In 2019 …

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 …