A new mural at the Woodville Shopping Centre in Hoppers Crossing is a tangible reminder of connection and collaboration in the Wyndham community.
A Place to Grow was created by local artist Andrea Draper in collaboration with students from Warringa Park School in Hoppers Crossing.
Draper and the students paid a visit to their creation on Tuesday 2 December to see it in its final form.
According to Draper, the piece was all about providing young people with disabilities with a chance to express themselves and shape their local space.
“The tree serves as a unifying symbol, connecting leaves, shapes and animal life, to the environment,” she said.
“As an artist who often works digitally, I was excited to collaborate on this project.
“Using design software, I tailored the students’ drawings to fit within the organic shapes, and used Adobe Illustrator to create the birds, background elements, and the main eucalyptus tree.”
Each shaped drawing is filled with unique marks made by students from Warringa Park Primary School.
The Eucalyptus tree serves as a unifying symbol, connecting leaves, shapes and animal life, to the environment and the community.
The colourful mural brings vibrancy, energy and local stories to the precinct, transforming eight metres of blank windows along a key pedestrian path into something vibrant and welcoming for the next two years.
The piece was commissioned by Wyndham council as part of its strategy to fill more local activity centres with locally produced and inspired art.
