MaKing Murals Information

Making Murals was founded by Isabella Demetriou (nee Wesoly), in 1997, in a bid to promote art in the community. As a part of her teaching practice, issues of art in health was researched, which enabled the further development of visual art practices. Isabella's first commission was a Summer project, funded by the Arts Lottery, though her first commission was a 'World Theme' mural project in 1986, at the Oak Tree Community Centre, South Acton, London (and it all began with a mural painting on her bedroom wall, in the now demolished tower block 'Barrie House'). With creative talents flowing, Isabella often would just draw or paint an idea for a bare/desolate looking area around places she has lived and visited. Some of these visual ideas are listed below. The enterprise expanded as a community arts service, and other aspects of visual arts were incorporated into it. Visual arts practices, which have included young and old alike, in their production, are as follows: Worton Community Mural Project, Isleworth, Middlesex, 1997 Drawing Class, West Acton Community Centre, London, 1998 Hanwell Community Mural Project, Hanwell, London, 1998 Corel Draw Basics, Ealing Tertiary College, London Central & Cecil Housing Trust, Homemead, Mural Project, 1999 Central & Cecil Housing Trust, Scott Lodge, Art Sessions, 1999/2000 OPEN Ealing Dance Studio, Mural Project, 2011 Windermere Road Diamond Jubilee, Street Party Mural, 2012 Voluntary teaching has also been conducted at St. Vincent's school, London, with pupils aged 9-11 yrs. This included showing them how to create a colour wheel; and re-creating images from 'Old Masters' and getting the pupils to match the colours in the original, and mix them before painting onto the copy images. N.B. The paintings produced with St. Vincent's pupils were used in the background in scenes from 'The Vicar of Dibley' TV series, with Dawn French. Prior to becoming established as a provider of visual arts practices, the following murals were produced: Oak Tree 'World Theme Mural' South Acton, ...