‘The Blackhorse Road station art project enhanced and complimented the £900,000 station improvements completed in 2018, which was funded jointly by Transport for London and the Greater London Authority, working with Waltham Forest Council. The new artwork and improvements integrate with the wider improvements to the area including the improvements to the Standard Junction, route along Forest Road and, the new housing and commercial developments in the Blackhorse Lane area and new links to the Walthamstow Wetlands.’

At Our Lady of Victories we were seeking a partnership with artists for a whole school project to brighten up our outdoor playground environment – and Maud and her team at Artyface were a godsend! With endless patience and good humour, the artists and volunteers work tirelessly and their infectious enthusiasm for the work which they are doing is contagious. During the period when the work has been going on in school there has been a stream of eager children and adults wanting to participate. Maud herself is a jewel among artisans, inspired and inspiring, driven to share her skills and enthusiasm with as many people as possible, generously modelling her craft with others. She is super-organised and has shouldered the major part of the work in bidding for funds, resourcing and supplying the materials. Without her the project would not have been anywhere near as successful – she really does make dreams come to fruition!