Custom Murals of Nursery Rhymes
Every project I do tugs at my heart, some more than others. The Cheyenne Mountain Library in Colorado Springs inquired about two mural installations above the book shelves in the Childrens section of their library. They didn’t have a budget for two murals but they were willing to research some of the items they were interested in having in their mural so we came to an agreement. The first thing we discussed was copy write infringement. A quest began to find books with illustrations that were no longer under copy write that would be easily recognizable by children. There were several nursery rhymes that fell into this category. Below are a few photos of the nursery rhymes chosen for the project. Each mural measures approximately two foot tall and eight foot long. Children and adults alike find that these murals stir up pleasant memories. Hope you will enjoy them.
Hey Diddle Diddle the Cat and the Fiddle
Humpty Dumpty
Jack and the Beanstalk
A portion of a poem by Ivy Eastwick was chosen as text for the two murals. There wasn’t room for the entire poem so the first and last sentences were chosen.
“Look in a Book”
Look in a book and you will see words and magic and mystery.
Look in a book and you will find sense and nonsense of every kind.
Look in a book and you will know all the things that can help you grow.
Do you have a favorite nursery rhyme that evokes special memories of your childhood? I would enjoy hearing about it.
Little Red Riding Hood
Mary had a Little Lamb
The Little People
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