Artist will give old buoys a facelift
OH BUOY! ... artist Lynda Nelson is set to give former marine buoys a makeover to turn them into pieces of public art.
WORK is now under way to turn three old buoys into works of art.
The former marine buoys are to be transformed into public artworks featuring historic railway poster-style images by South Tyneside artist Lynda Nelson.
They will be placed near the Tyne Tunnel’s northbound exit in North Tyneside.
The buoys had been in storage at the Stephenson Railway Museum in North Shields, but have now been transported to AM Fabrications in Blaydon to have storage cradles fitted to enable them to stand upright.
Once the cradles are in place, they will be taken to Northern Protective Coatings in Bill Quay, Gateshead, to be shot-blasted, primed and base-coated.
Artist Lynda, who lives in Jarrow with partner Darren Cairney, will then hand-paint images of St Mary’s Lighthouse, Tynemouth Priory and a surfer on them.
The £15,000 bill for the project is being picked up by North Tyneside Council and Tyne Tunnel operator TT2.
Lynda, 31, said: “It was great to see the buoys being taken on the first step of their journey.
“Now it feels like the project is definitely under way, and I’m really looking forward to painting my artwork on them.”
The northbound tunnel is undergoing a major transformation to bring it up to the same standard as the new road tunnel.
Lynda’s designs were chosen after artists nationwide were invited to submit bids for the work, with seven shortlisted.
She has worked across the region and her designs adorn walls at schools in South Tyneside including Westoe Crown, Ridgeway, Simonside and Ashley primary schools in South Shields.
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