Artwork in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
On 23 June the neonatal intensive care unit put up some specially commissioned original artwork by healthcare artist, Rebecca Cresswell from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands. The walls in the special care baby unit are now decorated with her unique pictures designed to enhance the environment with humour, colour, and to help make the visit to the hospital more comfortable.
Rececca’s extraodinary artwork contains fantastical scenes, where sweets grow on trees and trees are made from lolly pops. The bright colors and silly characters in her pictures send off a friendly and playful vibe into the unit’s environment.
The art celebrates the special loving bond between infant and parent, and ‘child friendly’ creatures are displayed to entertain and bring joy to little ones.
Can you spot the Whittington cat? In his free time he likes to roam around through the artwork, waiting for you to spot him! Use your imagination to ponder what the character’s personalities might be like, or how ‘sweet’ life would be if trees really were made of lolly pops!
Rebecca hopes the artwork welcomes children and adults and brightens up the faces of all who view it. She wants to thank everybody who made this installation possible, especially the Building for Babies appeal for funding the unit’s refurbishment and her work.
Pictured left: 'Too Many Mouths Too Feed' artwork
More pictures of the artwork
'Cat daze and lolly pop trees'
'Catalicious'
'Dewey's Big Sheep Round Up'
'Meal for Two'
'Seaside outing'
'Toby & Ralph hit the park'Last updated23 Jun 2009