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Simple pine shelves found in the streets of Newtown. I am guessing they were produced some time in the 1970s or 80s I stripped the paint off and stamped them. Then used various street found scraps of timber from old cupboards etc to create the element at the back of the top shelf and a hidden base tray and fascia and then some legs, cut from a found piece of treated pine and painted. The other main feature of this embellished restoration is the imagery added to the backboard. I bought this old children’s book for $3 on a trip south of Sydney. It contained these fantastic water colour scenes. I scanned the pages to generate flat sheets then glued onto a backboard (found 3 ply cut to size) and varnished.  The book I used is referenced here below; Title: A child’s book of fishes. Author: Kay, Dorothea. Published: New York : Maxton Publishers, [1953]  

Tags: Beach house sculpture, cafe furniture, carpentry, design, re-purpose, recycle, recycled sculpture, street found, street found timber, streetwood, timber restored