EXCLUSIVE: The Big Sleuth Outlet Window Display

I am so proud to share this huge piece I have been working on for the last 3 weeks.

Today, I visited the finished Big Sleuth window display at the Great Western Arcade.

I have been working closely with Birmingham Children's Hospital to create a window display to celebrate The Big Sleuth in the historic Arcade to help raise funds for an incredible cause.

A scout bear uses his Trail app to hike his way over to find all his bear pals who have migrated to Bearmingham for the Summer.

Bear's sidekick Bee looks on at some shop visitors..

The Big Sleuth Mary Beary Selfies!

One of my favourite parts of The Big Sleuth project is seeing the influx of selfies from visitors discovering my bear along the huge trail!

After 3 weeks mixing colours and painting into the night, the reward is seeing the finished bear in it's proper context with happy families spending their day finding all the bears!

The Big Sleuth Launch Night! 4.7.17

Lovely night at The Big Sleuth Launch Party with a full reveal of all the bears!

Standing with my Bake Off-inspired contribution to this fantastic initiative: Mary Beary's Soggy Bottom!

The Big Sleuth is coming...8 days to go!

I am working on a lovely secret project leading up to the huge public art trail The Big Sleuth, alongside Wild in Art and Birmingham Children's Hospital. Watch this space!

Bear painting at St Francis, 18-19th May 2017 :)

I spent 2 days at St Francis Church of England Primary School, meeting all the children from nursery up to Year 6 and they all painted onto their bear.

The bear has been christened Fioretti, Italian for 'Little Flowers' and also the title of a book on the life of St Francis, a friar and lover of nature.

This is such a lovely opportunity to encourage children's contribution and love of the arts. I met so many pupils who said they loved drawing and painting and that their parents were artists too.

I had keen pupils submitting their ideas for bears too, including Fred Francis, named after the big red bus in their school field.

In keeping with St Francis' love of nature, in the centre of the school is the quad, where 8 ducklings are being nurtured :)

The Big Sleuth learning resource Topic Web!

So proud to share a brand new illustration as part of the schools learning resources for The Big Sleuth 2017!

Sun bears are endangered and Birmingham's vast parks and greenery will make a perfect second home for the bears which will decorate the second city this summer.