ILLUSTRATIONS OF 2010 Winter Olympic memories submitted by some 200 children from Ray Shepherd Elementary were captured on an eight-panel mural. The drawings were recreated for the South Surrey school wall by local BC artist Elizabeth Hollick. The work was unveiled June of this year.
Skiing, skating snowboarding, mascots, musical events and hockey are just some scenes featured on the southern street side of the building. Each time I drive by and glance at the collage of Olympic history, it brings back warm reminders of when there was considerable heat in the host city of Vancouver.
There were excruciating but mostly golden moments during the games when, ironically, south coastal BC was enjoying one of the mildest winters on record. We were wishing for lots of flakes on the mountains so sporting events could take place. Snow had to be trucked in at one point.
At lower elevations the weather was balmy and thousands of supporters and spectators of goodwill were outdoors enjoying peaceful celebrations. There was competition, of course, but friendly people from all over the world seemed to share one colossal group hug. We were closely connected back then like the multi-panels of winter images attached to the school wall this summer.Explorers can find more sites from around the globe at My World.
Copyright by Penelope Puddlisms
The illustrations are fantastic. Great post for My World.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work by the children.
ReplyDeleteChildren have the best artwork, in my opinion! I just love it! What amazes me is that they really do capture even the smallest details sometimes!
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Wonderful post! I so enjoy seeing the world through the eyes of children. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat incredible illustrations and definitely a marvelous post for the day! Children can be such wonderful artists! As a former teacher, I too, love seeing the world through the eyes of children! Superb post for the day! Enjoy your week!
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Kids can draw the most delightful facial expressions, but none quite so wonderful as the beaver's ((3rd photo)!
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All of your shots are stunning!
ReplyDeleteI love all of them very much. How vivid and beautiful the mural paintings are! They are the wonderful reminder and convey to people the delightful and happy moments always. Children's imagination is amazing. They are born artists. Happy memories stay here forever.
Have a lovely day!
So colorful! Great work by these children.
ReplyDeleteWhat colorful and vibrant paintings! This post and these paintings are nice reminder of Vancouver Olympics. I’ve remembered the excitement of the opening ceremony, the singing of “O Canada”, my favorite figure skating, etc.. The success of that sports festival of global village owes a lot to Vancouver citizens and the whole of Canada.
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Wow! What a lovely and colorful mural. I bet you see something new each time you look at it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful, wonderful creation! We both know what delightful artists children can be. Love your photos.
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Fantastic post from you this week. Love it!
ReplyDeleteLots of colors and beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteWow - quite an achievement. Such a massive amount of work, but it looks fantastic.
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