A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-constructed armchair artwork. The armchair is on a pallet in Greening the Rubble's workshop. Jonathan Hall has moulded polystyrene, wood, mesh, and concrete over the steel frame to construct the armchair. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs.
A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork. The frame is on a pallet in the Greening the Rubble workshop. Two cast-iron bath feet have been attached to the front legs. The bottom half of the frame has been covered with mesh, wood, polystyrene, and concrete by Jonathan Hall.
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch in their workshop. A number of mosaics of flowers and leaves have been laid out on the carpet in front of them. In the background there are boxes of broken china and furniture stacked in a pile.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Early November 2013. Last day for Shirley Walden who is leaving the city. From left: Helen Campbell, Shirley Walden, and Sharon Wilson. We miss you Shirley."
A photograph of the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's ottoman artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Mid September 2013. The ottoman frame was made by Bob Hamilton from Total Fabrications."
A photograph of Steven Cooper welding the steel frame of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch using pieces of broken china to create a mosaic on their ottoman.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Coming up with colour combinations. This is the fun part."
A photograph of Marie Hudson working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Slow progress. Sometimes we thought we'd never get her finished. We were all battling our own earthquake consequences: losing homes and jobs, battling with insurers, illnesses and repairs. It was a long winter. But the conversation, food, laughter, and company were wonderful. An unforgettable experience."
A photograph of Jayne White removing excess adhesive from between the tiles of a flower mosaic. The flower mosaic is part of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A tedious process."
A photograph of Helen Campbell working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Slow progress. Sometimes we thought we'd never get her finished. We were all battling our own earthquake consequences: losing homes and jobs, battling with insurers, illnesses and repairs. It was a long winter. But the conversation, food, laughter, and company were wonderful. An unforgettable experience."
A photograph of Helen Campbell and Marie Hudson working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Slow progress. Sometimes we thought we'd never get her finished. We were all battling our own earthquake consequences: losing homes and jobs, battling with insurers, illnesses and repairs. It was a long winter. But the conversation, food, laughter, and company were wonderful. An unforgettable experience."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch taking a break. The team have been working on their armchair artwork in a garage.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "February 2014. The work continues through the summer and into the winter. From left: Jayne White, Marie Hudson, Jennie Cooper, and Helen Campbell."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch posing around their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "February 2014. The work continues through the summer and into the winter. From left: Jennie Cooper, Jayne White, Jenny Cooper, Marie Hudson, and Helen Campbell."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "February 2014. The work continues through the summer and into the winter. From left: Jennie Cooper, Helen Campbell, Jayne White, Sharon Wilson, and Marie Hudson."
A photograph of Sharon Wilson removing excess adhesive from between the tiles of a flower mosaic. The flower mosaic is part of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A tedious process."
A photograph of Jayne White preparing lunch for the Crack'd for Christchurch team. The team are working on their armchair artwork in a garage.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "February 2014. The work continues through the summer and into winter."
A photograph of Jenny Cooper taking a break in front of the Crack'd for Christchurch armchair artwork. The Crack'd for Christchurch team have been working on the artwork in a garage.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "February 2014. The work continues through the summer and into the winter."
A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch working on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "February 2014. The work continues through the summer and into the winter. From left: Jennie Cooper, Marie Hudson, Jayne White, Helen Campbell, and Sharon Wilson."
A photograph of Sharon Wilson removing excess adhesive from between the tiles of a flower mosaic. The flower mosaic is part of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "A tedious process."
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork with several mosaic flowers attached.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The end of a huge day's work."
A photograph of Marie Hudson attaching a flower mosaic to Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Marie makes it look easy."
A photograph of a section of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Beautiful."
A photograph of Helen Campbell adding grout to Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The very first grout goes on and suddenly the chair comes alive."
A photograph of Katherine O'Connor and Helen Campbell adding grout to Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The very first grout goes on and suddenly the chair comes alive."
A photograph of Helen Campbell and Katherine O'Connor adding grout to Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "September 2014. Spring is here. Grouting."
A photograph of Katherine O'Connor adding grout to Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "September 2014. Spring is here. Grouting."
A photograph of Helen Campbell using a tool to remove excess grout from Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.
A photograph of a flower which is part of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Grout still wet around a flower. Ungrouted area to the right."
A photograph of Helen Campbell working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Finishing edges and fine details before grouting."
A photograph of Kathryn Innes working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Finishing edges and fine details before grouting."
A photograph of Kathryn Innes and Katherine O'Connor working on Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Finishing edges and fine details before grouting."