Spinning A Yarn - Gosnells, Western Australia, Australia
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S 32° 04.231 E 116° 00.125
50H E 405811 N 6451312
The steel and bronze Spinning A Yarn sculpture by Richard Coldicutt depicts the craft of converting fleece into yarn.
Waymark Code: WMDQ2X
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 02/13/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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The sculpture was placed on Federation Parade in Gosnells, overlooking Centennial Pioneer Park and the Canning River, and is one of a number of Public Art pieces placed during a major redevelopment of the Gosnells city centre which took place from 1999 to 2005.

The artist describes his piece as "The fleece finds its form as stories, both indigenous and non-indigenous and the stylised form of a bobbin and flyer, the hi-tech end of a spinning wheel."

The redevelopment of the Gosnells city centre also involved upgrading Centennial Pioneer Park and constructing a Treetop Walk and Riverside Boardwalk, as well as a Wetland Boardwalk which meanders past a natural spring and through a natural wetland beside the Canning River.

At the same time the existing Town Hall and Public Library were demolished and replaced by the Five Star Green Rated The Agonis @ Gosnells Civic Centre, which includes a state-of-the-art Knowledge Centre.

The redevelopment also saw the placement of a number of Public Art Works, and in December 2007 I used that artwork and a plaque near this sculpture as waypoints for my multi-cache GC17V4V WanAus 31 - Gosnells History Walk.

The Wetland Boardwalk is also a major feature of my multi-cache GC1PBXH WanAus 70 - Canning River Walk which I placed in March 2009.

The Spinning A Yarn sculpture is located opposite the Knowledge Centre and close to the entrance to the Treetop Walk.

The City of Gosnells won a prestigious Downtown Achievement Award at the 53rd Annual International Downtown Association Conference and World Congress in New York in 2007.

The City (My City) was the first Western Australian Council and only the second Australian Local Government to win the award, which was for innovation shown in revitalising the Gosnells Town Centre.

Title: Spinning A Yarn

Artist: Richard Coldicutt

Media (materials) used: steel and bronze

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Federation Parade in Gosnells, overlooking Centennial Pioneer Park

Date of creation or placement: 2004

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