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When Keira L joined Wellington from St Joseph’s International School in Malaysia last year it’s fair to say the last thing on her mind was being the artist behind this year’s College Christmas card. However, Keira, now in the Fourth Form, soon impressed with her artistic ability and it came as no surprise to see her design come out top in a Wellington Winter Wonderland competition.
As well as excelling in her academic studies, Keira is a talented musician – she has already passed her Grade 6 piano exam and recently began playing the bassoon – but says Art is her first love. “I normally paint portraits as I’m fascinated by people and enjoy working with oils, but for the card I thought I’d experiment with digital art. I took a photo of Wellington’s iconic North Front façade and then played around with it to make it seem a bit Christmassy; hopefully by including all the House motifs on the baubles everyone at College will feel it belongs to them. It was a great honour to have my design chosen and I still can’t really believe that my art will be on so many mantlepieces this Christmas!”
The card is available to purchase at the Wellington College Shop and seems sure to play its part in the creation of real Welly Christmas spirit. Thank you, Keira, and the best of luck to you with your future studies at Wellington.
Happy Christmas!
