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Our Place
This series of artworks, funded by Rotherham Council was part of a local school and community project, the murals were created and installed in conjunction with a new park in the area.
I worked closely with the children of Eastwood Village Primary school over several weeks to produce ideas for the project, we focused on different styles of folk art and incorporated wildlife native to the area. The children had a go at digital drawing and produced some wonderful work. I used this to create a series of digital artworks to be printed onto large DIbond boards ready for installation in the park. I wrote the poem as a means of communicating the importance of the space for the community as oppose to the standard “Do Not” signs that are often seen in such spaces. The artwork and words are a representation of the diversity and vibrancy of the area.
Welcome to Stonelow
We spent the day working with the children at Dronfield Stonelow Primary school, I asked each child to design a tile based on the work of the Disney artist Mary Blair using a combination of oil pastel and watercolour. Some of the tiles incorporate the schools’ colours (blue & yellow). I then rendered, modified and combined a number of these designs to create a digital collage, the artworks were once again printed on Dibond and installed outside of the school’s entrance.
Growing Together
I was asked to design a set of seasonal murals for the entrance of a primary school , each child in school helped to paint a section before I added the silhouettes. The design is based on the work of an incredible concept artist, Mary Blair, one of the first female Disney artists (well worth a google if you haven’t heard of her) . The design also features the schools motto.
The Four Seasons
I worked with each class at this Infant School to design and create a series of paintings (on panels of MDF). Each of the four seasons is depicted in the style of four different artists , Friedensreich Hundertwasser (Spring), Romero Britto (Summer), Yayoi Kusama (Autumn) and Sonia Delaunay (Winter), they also illustrate features of the local area.
We Can, We will!
This primary school project is based on the design concept from the Rio De Janiero Olympics, the central feature is a combination of the Brazilian flag and the schools logo and Motto. The silhouettes depict several of the children from each class that helped paint the murals with me.
Let it Grow!
These murals were designed and created for the playground and sensory garden of a Catholic primary school, with help from all of the pupils. The large mural represents the changing seasons in the style of a stained glass window.
Citizens of the World
I worked with a group of students from a local secondary school, which embraces many cultures and ethnicities. The mural attempts to portray a positive message of diversity and unity. It incorporates an abstract world map, with the colours and shapes taken from the school logo. I have once again used silhouettes of the students alongside a quote.
Making an Impression
Painted on plywood, this large scale acrylic piece depicts a local primary school in the form of Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. I worked with a group of G&T pupils to take photographs of the school, selecting the most suitable view. We painted using bold, generous brushstrokes and a contrasting colour palette to create an illusion of depth and movement; important characteristics of the impressionist style.