Mother and Daughter duo beautifying Salisbury one mural at a time
As part of her year 12 Research Project, Keira Scott discovered how creating public murals can raise awareness about the importance of sustainability in the community.
So together with her local artist mum, Melita, who has been painting murals for childcare centres, schools and private clients for the last 15 years, they promoted their shared passions for wildlife and painting, while invigorating public spaces in Salisbury.
The pair worked together last year on the ‘Believe’ mural at the Salisbury Twelve25 Youth Enterprise Centre (featured on the cover of this issue) and more recently, on the ‘Little Para Wildlife’ mural at Carisbrooke Park.
I have had the best time painting this wildlife mural at Carisbrooke Park. Not only did I get to work alongside my daughter Keira, in beautiful surrounds, but I met so many lovely locals and people stopping by. I am overwhelmed by the compliments and gratitude of onlookers. It feels wonderful to paint such an appreciated piece of art.
Wildlife mural @ Carisbrooke Park
The mural by mother/daughter duo Melita and Keira Scott, aims to raise awareness on the importance of sustainability within the community and its effects on local wildlife. The flora and fauna in the artwork are of species which inhabit the nearby Little Para River corridor.
The mural recognises the conservation status of each of the species which are threatened, obscure, or beneficial to the ecology of the corridor. The inclusion of these less widely known species aims to bring new knowledge to the community about our local native wildlife. The artists encourage onlookers to research and discover the importance of sustainability,
and how their ecological impact plays an important role in sustaining the future of the Little Para River Corridor’s diverse wildlife.
Some of the species of flora and fauna included in the mural:
– Ringtail Possum
– Grey-Headed Flying Fox
– Short-Beaked Echidna
– Mallee Box
– Blue Fairy-Wren
– Black-Chinned Honeyeater
– River Red Gum
– South Australian Blue Gum
– Eastern Long-Necked Turtle
– Flinders Ranges Worm-Lizard
– Spotted Grass Frog
– Baillon’s Crake
– Marbled Gecko
– Yellow Sedge Skipper Butterfly
– Thatching Grass
– Blue-Billed Duck
– Speargrass
– Willow Wattle
– Purple Loosestrife
– River Eel-Grass
