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"The Story Bank has been a dream project.

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My role was to design the visual branding

P.L. Travers and the Mary Poppins stories

and assist with the conceptual development

provided rich inspiration for the visual

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storytelling you see all around. From

experience. Story Bank design collateral

teacups to titles, signage to site maps,

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The Story Bank challenged me to stimulate

For 18 months alongside Council's Cultural

imagination and creativity in others,

Services team, I was happily immersed in

following the example of my father and

all things Poppins, indulging in a synthesis

grandfather who were teachers in this city

of design, illustration and copywriting to

and region."

create magical interactions for visitors.

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became my storyboard, upon which I have helped retell the stories of Maryborough."

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THE INSPIRATION "Around 2003 as part of the Maryborough

located by the Maryborough Town Hall. To

CBD public art project, I was approached

ensure involvement by children of all ages,

by the Proud Marys Association to create

the plaques enable pencil drawings to be

public art based on the numerous stories

made by those young at heart, to keep as a

written by P.L. Travers depicting the

souvenir.

renowned nanny, Mary Poppins.

Ploughing my way through all the Mary

and in keeping with this concept, I then

Poppins books, I came up with the concept

created a series of drawings which were

of creating a number of bronze and stainless

made into postcards which also became a

steel pavers/plaques, which were originally

popular tourist souvenir."

relocated to right beside The Story Bank, they can be viewed on the street looking

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In the tradition of P.L. Travers, I have made objects to tease the imagination

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and stimulate wonder about the possible

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I also researched and composed a great deal of the text of the information panels throughout the building. Crafting these words into a journey through time and place - weaving together some threads and teasing out others - I have attempted to not

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As a performing writer, I created the character of the Maryborough Storyteller, wrote and recorded his text for the Vault, the "If These Walls Could Speak" video, and several stories in the database. I feel at home in this magical place."

"Language is culture. Using the right words, getting them in an order that engages the emotions, that makes us think about what it is to be alive is a tremendous challenge and privilege."

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THE INSPIRATION "I was delighted to be invited to sculpt a

was an essential and much loved part of

young woman window shopping, based on

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My bronze sculpture is of a young woman

From the late 1800's, when store owners

leaning forward, engrossed in the creative,

built shops with large windows spanning

magical contents of the shop window."

the length of their shops, to its heyday in the 1950's and 1960's, window shopping

"In the heyday of window shopping before the advent of television, the footpaths were filled with people. Night-time window shopping was a favourite social ritual."

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"To have the opportunity to be a part of a large collective of creatives working on such a fun project was an awesome opportunity I couldn't say no to.

From smaller details like room names to the challenge of creating a front counter display, I was just glad to be involved and enjoyed the journey.

Typically my business, Decal Central, focusses on more corporate work but when an opportunity arises to work with so many

I'm passionate to see Maryborough continue to embrace projects like this and feel this project sets a new benchmark for creativity and quality for its exhibits to show to the world?'

challenging surfaces and medias, myself and the team will jump at the chance.

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contributing to The Story Bank and

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watching it all come together has been

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altered and re-imagined by herself over the

older and the younger Travers occurs.

years, leading to one very interesting and

I loved the intricacies and depth of this

complicated woman."

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"We as human beings, at our core, have been storytellers since the beginning of time and we will continue to be storytellers."

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too by painting a contemporary version of Mary Poppins' bag and the Dancing Cow. It's hard not to be caught up in the magic

As a creative that has lived in the Fraser

of Mary Poppins and such a joy to continue

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her legacy of story telling, inspired by the

connect with artists I have personally

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11111L,1HE INSPIRATION "What a wonderful privilege to be a part of

This replica was carefully and lovingly

Maryborough's Story Bank project.

recreated, so visitors could experience

My contribution was to create a replica of the original umbrella that had belonged to the world-renowned author herself,

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first-hand, one of her precious and most cherished objects - the one that inspired Mary Poppins to fly."

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"The charm and whimsy that is contained

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"Inspiration and imagination is required by

In this work I wanted to capture the

both authors and artists. I was inspired by

essence of the period and scenes portrayed

the story Mary Poppins, and this wonderful

in the book. The works are all oil on board,

project, The Story Bank.

with the exception of the sidewalk chalk

I have been exhibiting my work in Maryborough since 1996 and have a I

scene which is pastel on pumice stone board."

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"Then suddenly one day in 2005 the nanny from Wonderland, Mary Poppins, appeared in Maryborough. She 'flew in with the East Wind' and paused beside the building where her fairytale storyteller Pamela Travers was born in 1899.

headed umbrella with neatly gloved hands and pick up a large bag full of her wonderful magic. I delighted in rediscovering Poppins character with her ski-jump nose asl created this life size bronze sculpture incorporating her very prim and proper appearance in a suit with its peplum flare, and hat and gloves as illustrated by Mary Shepard?'

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"The Proud Marys of Maryborough kept an eagle eye on every detail of the life size clay model of Mary Poppins as I created her magical persona in my Brisbane studio."

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illustrator is being able to draw all over

every breeze and piece of starry ginger-

other people's books — but doing the

bread — but also in Mary Shepard's world,

pictures for The Story Bank was even better,

because I wanted to honour the Banks'

because I got to draw the stories out of the

adventures as she drew them, in all their

books. It also meant I was playing not only

soft, prickly sketchiness, while still being

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We modelled the characters of Jane and Michael Banks in clay, then took a silicon

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Finally, we selected colours for their paint finish that would suggest a hand-tinted black and white photograph and give them their `vintage' appearance. Mary Poppins sliding up the bannister came next, then the old lady feeding the pigeons in the atrium!'

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I've been fortunate to illustrate the silhouettes on the external windows, representing different stories throughout P.L. Travers' Mary Poppins novel, including .#›

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was uplifting work, compiling all of the diverse stories with the buoyant assistance of April Spadina (how many of her painted mice have you found?).

the upside down tea party. I've enjoyed

I'm grateful to local mentors for their

collaborating on The Story Bank design

encouragement and trust, including the

collateral;

posters, invites,

Cultural Services team at Council. The

digital slides, some interpretative signs

behind-the-scenes passion and dedication

and internal /external signage, all following

they bring to The Story Bank is inspiring."

brochures,

"Many great humans have poured their hearts and souls into making The Story Bank what it is today. I am honoured to be

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a greater insight into just how unique,

my life telling stories through character

strange and complex the authoress of the

portrayals, I was thrilled to be asked to

eight Mary Poppins series actually was.

portray P.L. Travers. However if you look and listen carefully enough you will find me voicing / portraying several characters within The Story Bank.

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Make sure you close the gate and the doors after you leave, don't let the crows fly out.

When viewing `The Six Buddhas,' I imagine the laughing Buddhas can bring us good luck; contentment, abundance to different aspects of one's life, whatever you wish for, peace, happiness, good health or wellbeing. Opening the solid doors leads you into the fantasy world of the happy stout Buddhas where you can lose yourself in the dusty ancient temple. The scrolls represent more stories from the four corners of the planet where the Buddha's joy extends.

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animations was to bring the magic of the

the words and into a tangible, visual world.

stories to life. With the dolls house, the

Finally, with the projection, the goal was

effect I wanted to create was a snapshot of

to turn something unassuming, like static

the Mary Poppins world, where people can

artwork on the side of the museum, into

see the everyday comings-and-goings of

a magical moving scene, that comes alive

the Banks household. I created the Red Cow

at night. Brimming with small details and

animation with the help from my partner,

characters which reference both Poppins

who created the beautiful illustrated

and the gorgeous surrounding city of

characters and storybook scenery.

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creating many aspects including the replica Time Cannon, the veranda iron lacework reproduced from Baddow House, and the lion's head bench seats, a perfect choice reproduced from a London design from the

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Maryborough from about 2009 and I was

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happy to be asked by The Story Bank team

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I also recreated three pieces of pavement art from the Mary Poppins Festivals from previous years under the stairs outside, they all pertain to stories from P.L Travers.

In the P.L. Travers story of Mary Poppins,

My wife Di was kind enough to help me block

the children Jane and Michael Banks want

out some of this colour at home, it took us a

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THE INSPIRATION "I believe I was born out of my time. I like

The only one that I can think of that I

the curves and shapes of yesteryear and

didn't include in the process is marquetry.

not the straight lines and boxes of today's

In every job I do, a little bit of myself goes

designs. So it was exciting to be chosen to

with it.

do the cabinets for The Story Bank.

I have never read a Mary Poppins story but

The `Cabinet of Curiosity' has nearly every

I do have a passion for Maryborough so it

woodworking technique in it; steam bent,

was easy to give just that little bit more

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of oneself."

"'Ws od is life. Wood has always been an attraction to human beings because it symbolises life and warmth. Wood has natural beauty and excellent workability."

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Storytelling Through Illustrating Legends Works Inspired by: Wilf Reeves and Olga Miller Located: Downstairs

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THE INSPIRATION "The words MOONIE JARL (Teller of

It was from their father and other leaders

Tales) and WANDI (the Wild Duck) are the

of the Butchulla people that Wilf and

traditional Butchulla names of brother

Olga learned the legends and the art of

and sister, Wilf Reeves and Olga Miller, of

illustrating them. It was through their

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membership of the Maryborough Writers

Their mother was the daughter of an Anglican missionary who was based on gari (Fraser Island) and their father was an Elder of the Butchulla tribe.

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Group and the publishing of their stories and poems in the Moonaboola Quill, that led to the publishing of The Legends of Moonie Jarl."

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"I was over the moon when I got accepted

as if the larger-than-life magical figure was

to be part of the creative team at The Story

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outfit for her.

creation is displayed in this magnificently restored heritage-listed building.

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Through this project, not only did I learn more about Mary Poppins and P.L. Travers,

In the process of designing and creating

but it was also an opportunity to learn the

the Mary Poppins' outfit, I would often

history and stories of Maryborough, and

ask myself, `What would Mary Poppins say

feel more connected to the community. "

about this?' or `Would she like this colour?',

"This will always be one of the most exciting and significant moments in my sewing career, and I am I'll rever grateful for the opportunity and experience!"

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storytelling and being able to tell a little

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story in my own style was delightful.

things I've ever been involved in!

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My contribution was twenty tiny bank

adults are turned into children! From

mice, painted on the walls of the building,

young and old, explore, discover and get

hidden throughout for you to find. I loved

swept up in the joy of storytelling!

the playfulness this created, looking in all the nooks and crannies, searching high and low. I have always loved the art of

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I will cherish this opportunity forever in knowing that I have contributed to this wonderful treasure."

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day as I painted, I couldn't wait for the

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Title of Work: Helen Lyndon Goff Quilt Located: Upstairs

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lace and buttons, vintage embroidery and a bread roll doily. The book pages were crafted from an old petticoat and the crinoline crochet lady on the cover was made by my Nana Tremlin.

All the stitcheries on the quilt have been handmade by my friends who grew up and still live in Maryborough. Our handiwork and the treasures from the past together, tell the story of a storyteller!"

"Just like a picture book story, the more you look at the quilt, the more you will see.

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Storytelling Through Cabinetmaking and Visual Arts Title of Work: The Dolls House Located: Upstairs

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working on custom-made pieces and

Story Bank project I was excited by the

restoring antique furniture. In my mid

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twenties I started to re-explore painting

As a child growing up we spent many a holiday in this part of Queensland. I created the dolls house with the shadow light

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starting my apprenticeship at fourteen,

and drawing and in 2000 I commenced a visual arts degree, (painting workshop) at the Australian National University, Canberra.

My unusual combination of skills made me well suited to this project and it was a pleasure to be part of."

"Growing up, stories of times gone by always sparked my imagination, which was then expressed through visual arts and craft."

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"Our loved books are so precious.

They hold not only stories, but also the memory of who we were when we read them. So they mark how much we change, and stay the same.

village made from books, I was delighted.

Sometimes it was hard to cut the books into pieces, even though they were all cast-offs.

I had to keep telling myself that it was good to give them a new (and highly unusual) life.

The people and places from our favourite books are collaborations between the writer and the reader, making them infinitely varied and potent. Needless to say, when I was asked to make a little

I was really honoured to be part of this homage to the work of P.L. Travers. She was a formidable artist, who lived life on her own terms."

"My favourite part of creating things is when the act of making suggests unexpected ideas and you run with them, like making chimney smoke with words."

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Storytelling Through Visual Art Title of Work: Hand Painting / Signwriting Located: Upstairs & Downstairs

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The work that I produced is almost as it

an opportunity to demonstrate the nearly

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forgotten skills of hand painting.

The Story Bank. The only difference would

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we live in now seems to have lost the

Hopefully visitors to The Story Bank will

requirement of patience to complete and

appreciate the skill required to produce

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"The lines may be a little rough, but nobody is perfect."

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