Timeline (maquette), 2000, mixed media, 62 x 45 x 100 cm

Unusually, the commission was awarded without any sculpture design being submitted, with Artist selection based on their portfolio.  This image shows the scale model for Timeline which was produced during the design phase, following a series of art workshops in local schools.  

Within the Memory Boxes of the finished sculpture there are scenes based on the students artwork  An exhibition of the art produced during the workshops was held at the Record Office and County Hall in Chelmsford.

After the maquette was produced, and the design approved, a computer model was made using plans of the Record Office.  This was used to confirm dimensions and enabled virtual 'views' of the sculpture to be made, assisting in fabrication of the final piece.

The sculpture was constructed in seventeen sections from steel, polished stainless steel and acrylic, and was installed April 2002.