Ed Boxall was commissioned to paint the Mural on the West Hill Shelter in 2018.
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I’m an artist, writer, performer and educator from Hastings, a seaside town in the south of England. I’ve written and illustrated lots of illustrated books. One of my favourites is Me and My Alien Friend : Cosmic Poems about Friendship. This is a really personal collection of poems, mostly about my children and my own childhood. Another favourite is Dolphins Keep Me Safe in Dreams : a picture book featuring one magical story-poem. I really like illustrating for other poets too. I’ve recently illustrated Dragons’ Wood and Walking with my Iguana for Brian Moses. I also illustrated Moonstruck earlier last year which is a collection of poems all about the moon. Many of the illustrations in Moonstruck are lino-prints.
One of my favourite things of all is to visit schools and festivals to perform my poems and run workshops. I like to work with all ages and always find it exciting to help people to be creative.
