Playful, character-led murals that respond to location and community

A mural is more than decoration. It becomes part of the story of a place; a statement of identity that sparks curiosity. A sensitively handled mural enhances its environment and celebrates its community. Ready to transform your space?

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Case Study | Let’s Go! Amdani!

Client | Swansea Bay University Health Board, NHS Wales
Location | Morriston Hospital, Swansea
Year | 2026

Colorful cartoon illustration of a pink snail with big eyes, a blue monkey with a happy expression, and a yellow giraffe with pink spots, all high-fiving with a background of bright colors, stars, hearts, and whimsical lines.

  • For young patients at Morriston Hospital, the journey from the children's ward to the operating theatres is a daunting one. The corridors are busy, clinical, and disorientating. The brief was to create an interactive art trail that would encourage children to move through the space with enthusiasm and energy, reducing pre-surgical anxiety and supporting better post-operative recovery.

  • Working closely with the Arts in Health Service Manager, the play team, paediatric nursing staff, and BAYouth — the hospital's youth advisory panel — the trail design was developed around two key principles: distraction + momentum.

  • To get from one place to the next in the most creative way possible. Across approximately twenty locations, the trail unfolds through funny poses, acrobatics and child-friendly vehicles. It was crucial that the design could work for different ages, with things for younger children to find and film title puzzles for the older ones to solve. The trail concludes with a climactic mural for each theatre destination — a space scene and a conga line.

  • The trail has been warmly received by staff, patients and families, and is now part of the fabric of the hospital. Since completing the work the project has been expanded to include an additional mural space and an accompanying activity book.

Colorful cartoon illustration of a blue animal with a yellow face, pink cheeks, and black eyes, surrounded by blue stars and red, yellow, and blue accents.
Colorful wall mural of a cheerful cartoon-style flower with orange petals and a pink fluffy top, with a speech bubble saying 'LET'S GO!' surrounded by stars and abstract shapes.
A wall mural featuring a large white unicorn with a star-shaped body, standing inside a circular design with blue and white background elements.
Colorful cartoon-style mural featuring various animals and human characters engaging in activities, with a white background and a blue border at the bottom.
Colorful wall art featuring a cartoon rabbit with glasses, holding a pink striped popsicle, surrounded by yellow stars and pink and blue lines.
A colorful illustration of a fox with a blue hat riding a bicycle, with a star in the background, surrounded by small pink hearts and other decorative elements.
A cartoon character with sunglasses is standing next to a blue surfboard with a caution sign on it, on a pink skateboard, with a four-star star and a pink squiggly line nearby.
Colorful space-themed mural with cartoon stars, planets, and astronauts on a blue wave background, along with a digital directory sign.
Close-up view of a colorful children's wall mural featuring a cartoon giraffe in orange with a pink tongue, a blue elephant with white tusks, and pink accents on a white background.
Cartoon illustration of a blue and white rabbit with a pink and blue striped scarf, holding up a peace sign with one paw, and smiling while sitting on a block of ice with a starry sky background.
Colorful cartoon illustration of a blue butterfly, a red flower with a smiley face, and a yellow giraffe with a long neck, surrounded by pink hearts and orange and blue decorative dots.
Person drawing a blue cartoon rabbit on a white wall with colorful shapes and lightning bolts around.

Johan Skre | Arts in Health Manager | Swansea Bay University Health Board, NHS Wales

The final results are of an exceptional standard and will make a tangible difference to the experience of hundreds of paediatric patients each month.

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Working with Jo has been a genuine pleasure throughout. When bringing professionals into healthcare settings, we place a strong emphasis on professionalism, punctuality and sensitivity to both staff and patients, and Jo consistently demonstrated all of these qualities. Alongside her evident artistic talent, Jo showed a thoughtful understanding of the wider context in which we work. She provided clear and professional plans for our Estates Team, facilitated meaningful discussions with staff and our youth advisory groups, and approached her work in the hospital with genuine care and consideration. Importantly the work was completed on schedule and budget.

Bold ideas,
Big impact.

Alongside my completed work, I develop concept murals to explore scale, environment, and style — these pieces reflect the breadth of commissions I'm available to take on.

Colorful mural on a building wall depicting people playing sports like soccer and tennis, with space-themed elements such as a planet with rings, stars, and swirling lines, set against a blue background.
Colorful mural on a building featuring cute, cartoon-style stars, clouds, and abstract shapes with expressive faces and limbs. The mural also includes the word 'funderland' in bright yellow text and is decorated with yellow lightning bolts, sparkles,
Colorful mural featuring cartoon insects, plants, and flowers on a large wall, with trees and buildings in the background under a clear blue sky.
Colorful mural on a pink building featuring two cartoon girls, one with pink hair and the other with yellow hair, holding a lemon and a cocktail glass with a straw. There is a construction crane and modern glass buildings in the background.

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