Mouse Girl and Frankenmouse

Mouse Girl and Frankenmouse

Saturday, 10 December 2016

BBC - DIY SOS: 2 Million Pound Build for Children in Need

Some of my pieces appeared on the latest episode of BBC's DIY SOS!

I'm truly excited to see them go to such a great cause alongside
some great pieces by numerous other artists through Brandler Galleries.


The artwork was donated to furnish a renovated recreational room
for teenage carers, when they need a space to relax and have fun.


You can watch the episode for a limited time HERE
on BBC iPlayer!

Information from BBC iPlayer's site:

Nick Knowles, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and the trusty purple shirts 
venture north to Blackpool to tackle this year's most ambitious build in 
DIY SOS: Million Pound Build for BBC Children in Need.

This special DIY SOS is set to capture the nation's heart as Nick 
and the team highlight the plight of the nation's 250,000 young carers 
who care on a daily basis for their parents. 

Blackpool Carers Trust provides limited out-of-school respite 
and training activities as well as peer support for young carers, 
and their current centre is bursting at the seams.

The Blackpool Carers Trust, which is supported with funding from 
BBC Children in Need, provides much-needed support to young carers 
like 11-year-old Tyanna and ten-year-old Gracie who bathe and 
generally care for their ill mother, former nurse Suzanne who was 
diagnosed with osteoporosis, but also their dad Sean who is dealing with cancer.

The Carers Trust has inherited a broken, enormous build 
which sees a dramatic reinvention of a huge overgrown garden 
and run-down, neglected building into an unrecognisable, inspiring 
and colourful base for youths with caring responsibilities. 

It's all done in the cheeky DIY SOS spirit which includes an attempt 
on their very own 'most selfies in three minutes' for a Guinness World Record!
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