The Mural
I have recently been asked to produce a mural within one of the towns hidden courtyards, in this instant at Number 9, Stramongate; here you will find one of Kendals hidden Jewels in the form of 'The Joshua Tree Bistro', what a privilage and responsibility and one I relish knowing that it ticks all of my boxes, from creativivty all the way to giving something beautiful back to the town in return for all it has given me. The Ginnels, as they are called here in Kendal, it is a Northern word that I first heard back in 1990, a ginnel is a link, sometimes as a tunnel in others an open drive, generally a short cut from one road or area of town to another, they are nostalgic, captivating and wonder filled, each with its own energy and vibrations and stil yet I can find something new and exciting; to be allowed to paint a wall in these hallowed places is tantamount to legal grafiti, a rare privilage indeed. I have since done a basic foto study to familiarise my self with the...