I also wanted to make reference to the fact that the brilliant Victorian textile designer William Morris and his associates did their printing at Merton Priory. Liberty fabrics once had a print works at Merton Abbey Mills. Morris used nature for his inspiration, and his designs are still very fashionable today.
Like Morris, I am an artisan using nature for my inspiration, although the manufacturing process is much faster now. Morris used carved blocks for each of his colours, where as now fabrics can be printed digitally.
You can see my range of prints, scarves and cushions on my website: https://www.jo-sharpe.co.uk/jo-sharpe-surrey-artist/
As well as creating the design, the school children will learn about safe routes to school and the benefits to the environment and their own health of walking and cycling. Residents and families will be invited to take part in helping to paint the mural on the road while the road is closed for a day in August.
The mural painting will be complemented by Living Streets’ WOW Walk To School programme, which rewards children who walk and cycle to school each week with a monthly badge. It’s a fun scheme that schools appreciate, and children love. WOW has been shown to successfully reduce levels of traffic around schools. This improves air quality and, with fewer children being driven to school, makes life easier for residents.
I am so pleased to be working on such an amazing project
If you would like to take part in the street mural design project, please me on info@jo-sharpe.co.uk or follow our facebook page for more details.