Artist Blacksmith, BexSimon, is working with a local school to where she grew up, to design and build a gate for a Prayer Garden.  The gate is being built in memory of April, a former pupil at the Cardinal Newman School, who tragically died from cystic fibrosis in 2007.

In this case Bex worked closely with the pupils to draw inspiration.  The pupils were all asked to produce their own gate designs and ideas, and from this Bex was able to produce a number of designs for the school and pupils to choose from.

“The kids were amazing – they have such fantastic imaginations. Because of the kids ideas it was one of the easier designs I’ve done.  The hard part was choosing which ideas to include in the final product.”

A final design has now been agreed with the school and Bex is now in the workshop making the design in to a reality.  Naturally, the work has generated local interest and the story has been covered by the local press, the Surrey Herald, which is now featured on the Press Page.