Dennistoun shop becomes artist Emily’s canvas
November 3, 2009 by localnews
Artist Emily Chappell is putting her talents to work at one of her favourite charity shops after she decided it needed a facelift.
Emily, 26, an illustrator and Glasgow School of Art graduate, will paint a mural in the Mary’s Meals shop in Duke Street, Dennistoun, using her own colourful designs.
The Mary’s Meals shop raises money to provide school meals for children in some of the world’s poorest countries. Emily thought that it would benefit from a brighter, more up-to-date look – and offered to provide it.
The redesign will cost the charity nothing – Emily’s skills are voluntary, and Impact Arts, a neighbouring social enterprise company, is providing the paint.
Mary’s Meals retail co-ordinator, Sharon Campbell, said: ‘You often hear of artists showing their work in famous department stores or restaurants, but this is the first time, that we know of it, that it has happened in a Scottish charity shop.
‘We hope that Emily’s work will be an attraction and a talking point for customers for a long time to come.’
Mary’s Meals hope Emily’s mural will be completed in time for the Christmas rush.
Emily has an exhibition of her drawings set for March next year at The Tron, and had a solo exhibition at The Drawing Room Gallery in Glasgow.
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