Our Art Award Holders were given a brief by Jess Hooper, Head Teacher at the Mulberry Bush School, to create an interesting, calm mural in their School’s education area on the theme of local rivers. Pupils researched local flora and fauna, then prepared for the creation of the mural by making stencils, with the help of talented local artist, Emma Williams, from Natural Learning Oxford.
On the day of the painting, pupils worked with Emma and their teachers exploring how to create a composition in the space that would be both interesting and peaceful. They then used a variety of paint techniques to build the mural to create a sense of depth, limiting the colour pallet to calm tones and leaving some plain fish stencils for the children of the school to add detail if they would like.
The Mulberry Bush School commented: ‘How can we thank you enough. The walls are completely transformed – they look amazing. You put so much thought and hard work into making the project a success and we all appreciate it very much.’ This was a wonderful collaboration between the two schools which resulted in a mural that will be admired for years to come.
