and general questions/comments from the visit:

Do the extra items on the chairs in Eight Unseated correspond with particular members of the family or does it reflect the overall experience of being in a large family?
I will forward your blog address to the teachers and they will review the answers in class.  What a lovely touch to have this interaction!

Dear Sally,

The green things on the cahirs represent the partylike atmosphere of living in close quarters with so many people, as you suggest, but I did find most of these things in their wardrobes!

Comments from the students:

Grace:         How long would it take to make the painting All For One?

ALL FOR ONE was painted by 30 years ten (10) students at Bayside Secondary College in Williamstown, Victoria. I visited them with the canvases already designed and drawn and they carefully painted the shapes the colours set out to be used but chose where to place the particular colours. I had worked with these students and their teacher before so I knew they would do an excellent job.

Hi again Flossie,

We had 14  Grade 1/2’s come through, and for many it was their first visit to the gallery.  They were very interested in the artworks, in particular Haustafeln and Table Eight.  One little boy said of Haustafeln “it looks like raindrops”.  ”Jolly Roger” was suggested as a name for your small pet (Guinea Pig?) in Table Eight.  When we were talking about Housewarming, one little girl used the description “snuggly” which I thought was gorgeous.

cheers, Sally

Thanks for these, Sally. School groups are great! Pass them the blog sheets (are they available for visitors?) and tell them I will reply to their question directly as well as on the blog if they wish to give me their email address which won’t be used for any other purpose. If they take notes, give them my blog address…as below.