SCULPTURES AT SAWMILLERS- MCMAHONS POINT 2022

Sculpture at Sawmillers exhibition will be open to the public from 18 to 27 February 2022.

Participation in the Bronze Sculpture:

Isolation 36x25x10 cm 6 kg on a driftwood base  and  also an additional piece Native Foliage 25x70x20 cm 25 kg

Sculpture at Sawmillers is a McMahons Point community initiative supported by North Sydney Council. The exhibition is coordinated by Cultural Management Consultant, Elsa Atkin AM, the initiator of Sculpture at Sawmillers. works mostly on a pro bono basis with local volunteers and the support of the North Sydney Council to present the exhibitions.

This is the fourth Sculpture at Sawmillers exhibition, which follows the previous three held in 2010, 2014 and 2016

Sawmillers Reserve, a gem in Sydney’s northern suburb of McMahons Point, Sawmillers Reserve features a winding footpath scattered with tall trees and the remnants of a historic sawmill as it leads visitors to its stunning views of the harbour. A shipwreck situated just off the sandstone wall at the water’s edge also illustrates the reserve’s former days.

Operated by timber merchants, John W Eaton Ltd, the timber yard flourished between the 1890s and 1920s. The company had its own powerhouse, two sawmills, engineers shop, joinery shop, a blacksmiths shop and its own wharf and crane to unload and offload timber from smaller vessels.

The Eatons Sawmill is now the only surviving example of a major waterfront timber yard of the 19th century on Sydney’s north shore.