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3 March, 2021
Sunnynook mural may be the first of many
A second mural is being planned for Sunnynook to reduce graffiti tagging near the Countdown supermarket.
The concrete wall next to Countdown on Sycamore Dr, across from the Sunnynook Community Centre, is regularly tagged and then painted over by Auckland Council.
After the successful completion of Sunnynook Community Centre’s mural of New Zealand botanist Leonard Cockayne (for whom a Sunnynook crescent is named) in January, a concept for a new mural is being discussed by the Sunnynook Community Association.
The mural was painted to be the first artwork on a Sunnynook Art Trail from the Sunnynook Bus Station to Lyford Reserve.
The project is the brainchild of Sunnynook Residents Association member Melissa Powell. “Sunnynook has the busiest community centre on the North Shore,” she says. “There has been a really positive reaction from the community.”
She says the mural has sparked a lot of curiosity in the community.
Powell is also interested in putting murals on fences if residents would like to offer their fences for the Sunnynook Art Trail.
“Murals are great conversation starters and by getting involved in these projects, I have been surprised at the contribution we have made to the community,” she says.
The mural was painted by graffiti artist Jesse Jensen, who is also known as Ares Artifex.
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