Australian Federated Union of
Locomotive Enginemen
Artist: Ann Newmarch
"I have always wanted to make the talents and skills I have been lucky enough to develop available to particular groups, especially working people. And to do a banner for a union was an ideal extension of that.
The AFULE wanted a banner to celebrate their centenary and so I had the chance to blend the old and the new, to harmonise the traditional skills and designs of banner making with modern concepts of imagery and construction.
As the design got closer to being finished we invited more and more people to comment and I took care to explain to everyone as much about the technique and craft of the design as I could."Ann Newmarch