Matters Of PUB-Lic Interest
BY LLOYD GORMAN
JB’S GETS A FACELIFT Now that’s what you call a facing wall! JB O’Reilly’s owner Paul North is about to put a face to the name that his pub bears. As this edition of Irish Scene was going to press, JB O’Reilly’s in West Leederville was about to get some cosmetic work done. The Cambridge Street facade of the pub will be the canvas for a rather quirky mural set to go up in early September. The work hadn’t started when we were on our way to the printers, but the artist behind the unusual artwork provided us with an image of how it should look and use the existing windows for eyes. “When Paul approached me for the mural, his idea to put 40 | THE IRISH SCENE
Concept artwork of the new ‘facelift’ mural at JB O’Reilly’s in West Leederville eyebrows and a moustache on the front of the pub made me laugh,” said Sam Knox. “I love when clients have brave and bold ideas with a sense of humour. The notion of this mural is to put a smile on people’s faces and draw them into the pub, where everyone can feel welcome.” Paul said he hoped it would give people a laugh and that that was what his place was all about. A freelance ‘creative’ based in Perth, Sam is a scenic artist, set designer and prop maker for the likes of the Black Swan Theatre, West Australian Opera, Yirra Yaakin Theatre and The West Australian Ballet Company and also dabbles in outdoor murals and public art.
