A BEAUTIFUL water goddess will look out over Millicent’s main thoroughfare if plans of a new art group and an Adelaide artist come to fruition.
The Imagine Millicent art group unveiled the mural design of Mimby Jones Robinson at a public function in the former bank building in Millicent last night.
Imagine Millicent was formed late last year and the mural on the Art Deco building is the first of a number of public artworks which are earmarked for Millicent.
The group had considered over a dozen other mural designs from local, national and international artists.
It has already secured around half of the $21,500 mural cost and is seeking additional grants and undertaking
further fundraising.
Planning approval has yet to be granted by Wattle Range Council but the process is under way.
In her successful submission, Ms Jones Robinson said the water goddess has blue hair which is blowing in the wind around her.
“Leaves are blowing in the air which will also give the illusion the leaves are blowing from the gorgeous tree that stands in front of the building,” Ms Robinson said.
“The concepts of air and water are a constant theme in the mural with the flow of hair representing water and the circulation of the leaves representing the air.
“The geometric rainbow shapes create a colourful frame for the mural which make the water goddess stand out.
“I truly feel that this mural when completed will be a fantastic tourist attraction for Millicent.
“It would be an absolute honour for me to bring the former Millicent bank building alive with colour and beauty.”
While in Millicent, Ms Robinson said she would be happy to hold a stencil workshop for the community program.
“I would love to teach a workshop on how to use aerosol spray as well as make their own stencils,” she said.
“These stencils could be small images or symbols that represent Millicent to them.
“We could then create huge wings that we could spray our stencils on to.
“The wings would be a fantastic way to engage the locals as well as tourists.”
Ms Robinson works full-time as a visual artist specialising primarily in large scale colourful goddess wall murals and street art.
She adorns herself in rainbow attire and is never seen without sparkles on her face, glitter in her hair and a colourful flower headdress on her head.
A holder of a Bachelor of Visual Arts, she spent the past five years living in the United Kingdom, Victoria and South Australia creating mural work alongside the world’s most talented street artists.
