Nicola worked with pupils at Swingate Primary School to create a textile hanging about shopping safely during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The textile hanging reinforced the message on staying safe in Medway high streets as they reopened during coronavirus.
Nicola Flower was ‘virtual artist in residence’ at Swingate Primary School, Lordswood. She sent the pupils videos from her studio about the public commission and being an artist. She asked the pupils for their ideas on shopping safely during the pandemic and they sent drawings and writing for the textile hanging.
The textile shows the school logo of squirrels and trees in a woodland scene. The squirrels and hedgehogs are shopping safely, wearing masks, social distancing and washing hands.
The work is hand sewn, using recycled materials and pupils drawings printed on fabric.
A big thank you to the staff and pupils at Swingate Primary School and the Medway shops that kindly agreed to exhibit the hanging.
