Sue Linton
Australian Artist

'The Sleeper Cutters'

[Link] to Concept

	"The Timber Cutters" Commissioned by ' Towns with Hearts'. 7m X 3.3m This mural is located on the side of the house at Kookaburra Kitchens 105 Northcotte Avenue Kurri Kurri. It depicts the timber cutters who used to cut timber in the Watagan Mountain Forest for sleepers used in the local mine railways.The tree would be cut down with the crosscut saw that needed one man either end. The log was then cut into smaller lengths and these were split for the roughcut sleepers.The sleepers would then be finished off by chipping away at the edges with another tool called an adze to smooth them. Bullock teams would be used to carry them to the town.
	The workers in the mural have felled a forest giant and are sharpening and checking their equipment while having a much needed break. 21 hours work Sue for scale of figures
	49 hours
	68 hours
	96 hours
	Finished 103 hours We used a bit of artistic licence in this mural and the seated figure in the yellow shirt is Mark the owner of Kookaburra Kitchens.
	Finished mural with Sue to show height

	Detail