This is a little trip down mural memory lane. Here is me in a way-too familiar photo taken in July 2009 , painting the original Hibiscus and morning glory flowers on Tor Cottage , Wellhouse lane, Glastonbury.
Here i am below in photo taken in May 2015, in the first re-fix of the mural when some cracks formed in the wall of the house and i was called to repaint the flowers where new render had been applied.
And here we are in 2022, this time with scaffolding!(much safer than that photo taken in 2015 !).
The home owner was repainting the whole of his house, window frames and all, and so was the perfect opportunity for me to give the flowers a fresh coat. This time i used Thorndown paint which is manufactured locally and despite the label stating that it is wood paint, it works fantastically as a masonry paint and even bonded very well with this lime render.
Revisiting past projects, through photos, through memories, or like this through actually re painting something really draws attention to the journey of life. My mural journey has come on gradually and modestly for 12 years now and i’m happy that i’ve found a place where i don’t have to prove to anyone how fast, or clean, or effective my work is by busting my ass on every project, because i know it is. Taking my time with my brushes, taking it easy on myself with an many tea breaks or days off for parenting or exercise as necessary is totally cool and it doesn’t get the jobs done any slower.
Learning technical skills is one thing, learning how to make your skills sustainably relate to your life is another. Super grateful for all of my years of experience.
And super grateful to have been able to repaint this as a touching down project in my old/new life after 2.5 years in NewZealand. What a trip
