Mural artist Amelia 'Unity' Thomas (pictured below) spray painted a work on Saturday March 11 as part of Brecon Women's Festival 2017. Amelia contacted the organisers to ask if she could create a piece of art for the festival
Leigh Hendra from Brecon Women's Festival told FYI:Brecon: "Having grown up in Brecon, Amelia has wanted to make art here for a while and liaised with all the correct agencies beforehand.
"She looked at various places around the town and approached many building owners, and spoke to the National Park before starting even consulting them on colours. Number 31. High Street is a building that has been in quite a sad state for a long time.
"It is currently undergoing extensive renovation and the Art is on temporary boards covering the windows/building while this work is carried out - the owners and the National Park gave their express permission for this mural to happen.
"Amelia worked hard, on a cold, overcast day, for free to make this building look a little less sad while renovation works are ongoing - we think she did an amazing job and the result is a truly unique work that has transformed a sad shop front."
The artist, originally from Llanfihangel Talyllyn, creates works with a positive message and based around lettering.
Amelia told FYI:Brecon: "I started experimenting with lettering long before making the connection to graffiti and picking up a spray-can. Self-taught, I am influenced but not constrained by hip-hop culture. I often combine female faces with letters. I sign my work 'Unity' a name I also use when dancing - unity of self, and my hope for the world around me."
She added: "Nature also features strongly in my work - our connection with one another is grounded in our connection with the natural world around us. Our mental health and well-being are intrinsically linked to nature and our interaction with it.
"The ‘light’ has appeared in most of my paintings over the years, represents an ongoing search for fulfilment and spiritual well-being."
Below: The boarded-up shop before Amelia arrived
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