Late last year I was asked by the City of Wanneroo to work on a mural project with primary school students.
Our task: to make murals for the Banksia Grove Community Centre, based on the theme of ‘what makes me happy’?
Here’s what we did.
Tag: mural
An upcycled kindergarten
I’ve been working on a great community project since April; I was hired by Yanchep Community Centre to redesign their playgroup outdoor area. It needed to be suitable for the 2-4 year olds from the weekly playgroups, and it needed to include a water play area and a music play area. it also needed to use as many upcycled materials as possible. Here’s what we did.
Throwback Thursday: “Once Upon a Time” mural
In August 2013 a group of illustrators from the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (Australia West) got together to paint a mural at the State Library of WA.
The theme was fairy tales with a local twist. Ten local illustrators (including myself) participated, each tackling a different fairy tale. Each tale was painted within a letter of the phrase ‘Once Upon A Time’.
Illustrator extraordinaire Chris Nixon compiled this time-lapse video of the process. On behalf of SCBWI, huge thanks to Chris and all the other artists: Samantha Hughes, Kelly Canby, Heather Charlton, Leanne White, Den Scheer, Frané Lessac, Sean E. Avery and Briony Stewart.
Long may the mural live on the wall; may it survive the sticky fingers of toddlers and the crayons of kids.
if the video doesn’t appear here, hit this link to watch.
James Foley 