I was honored to be a part of this custom train table mural project for the Burlington Library. The table was funded by the Jackson Walsh Memorial Fund, and is dedicated to Jackson Walsh, a one-and-a-half-year-old boy who unexpectedly passed away.
Working with the Jackson family and Library Director Michael Wick, our goal in the mural design was to acknowledge and honor Jackson and his love of trains, while also creating an experience for Burlington area families that would be engaging and pay homage to the area.
We decided to use bright colors depicting Burlington landmarks, while also including the Walsh family and a cardinal, which is meaningful to the family.
Working with Michael and the builder, Jonathan Ota of Gunner Grey Furniture, we were on to configuring the table top – complete with the track layout and a hole for kids to be able to pop in the middle if the train. With this in hand, I was on to designing the mural.
Below are pictures of the end result – which has already been enjoyed by many children visiting the Burlington Library!
The train table in place at the Burlington Library
Depiction of the Walsh family
Depiction of the library and cardinal in honor of Jackson
Depiction of Burlington Town Hall and Mill Pond
Depiction of Burlington town green gazebo, the Francis Wyman House and Mary Cummings Park