Youths from the artistic network of Fiji-based NGO, FRIEND are getting together to paint a series of murals inside the Lautoka Hospital.
In an endeavor to renovate the signs at the hospital and promote better navigation, each ward is being assigned a local flower and painted with relevant imagery. For example, the women’s surgical ward may be themed with the ‘Tagimaucia’ and will be decorated with the famous Taveuni flower. Other wards will become Kakala, Frangipani, Sandalwood, Lagakali, Makosoi and Marigold.
The youths are working on designs for the murals experimenting with pencil and water colour paints and coming up with some beautiful results.
Pauliasi – a local screen printer has worked with the group on the principles of cutting Tapa designs.
Four of the participants say they are handling paint brushes for the first time.
One of the young girls who is also painting says it is unfortunate that the youths do not have more opportunities for creative development in secondary schools. For Soko, this is also her first opportunity to use the brush .
Mural painting at the hospital has started from the first floor and the project is expected to take around six weeks.
Youths from the artistic network of Fiji-based NGO, FRIEND are getting together to paint a series of murals inside the Lautoka Hospital. In an endeavor to renovate the signs at the hospital and promote better navigation, each ward is being assigned a local flower and painted with relevant imagery....
Youths from the artistic network of Fiji-based NGO, FRIEND are getting together to paint a series of murals inside the Lautoka Hospital.
In an endeavor to renovate the signs at the hospital and promote better navigation, each ward is being assigned a local flower and painted with relevant imagery. For example, the women’s surgical ward may be themed with the ‘Tagimaucia’ and will be decorated with the famous Taveuni flower. Other wards will become Kakala, Frangipani, Sandalwood, Lagakali, Makosoi and Marigold.
The youths are working on designs for the murals experimenting with pencil and water colour paints and coming up with some beautiful results.
Pauliasi – a local screen printer has worked with the group on the principles of cutting Tapa designs.
Four of the participants say they are handling paint brushes for the first time.
One of the young girls who is also painting says it is unfortunate that the youths do not have more opportunities for creative development in secondary schools. For Soko, this is also her first opportunity to use the brush .
Mural painting at the hospital has started from the first floor and the project is expected to take around six weeks.
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