Last week, the mural was revealed on the side of Powis Indoor Market Hall, showing off the traders that operate out of the building, and revealed its official opening with town mayor Councillor Mike Isherwood. It was created by Sarah Parkinson and Debbie Carr – known as Doodle Deb – and Sarah said the pair worked hard to ensure that their option was the public choice which she admitted was a boost before they even started. She said: “It was a massive boost that the public chose our design but when you enter into things like this, it’s important to keep a level head.
“Having the opportunity to work on this would have been amazing but we had to keep a level head throughout the process because if we didn’t get it, we’d have been crestfallen. “There’s lots of amazing artists in Oswestry and we worked so hard to make sure it was a great design to put forward. “We got together weekly around March/April this year to solidify what we wanted to do before we handed it in to make sure we ticked all boxes.
“We wanted it to be beautiful but for you to see something different every time as well and also for people to feel part of it by having something they could pose with. “But above all else, it had to show off the market and all the traders as best we could in a bright and colourful way.” The pair worked through all weathers to ensure the mural would be ready in time and Sarah admitted the experience a hugely positive one for them both.
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