Photo courtesy Lisa Pearl
Many months spent in hospital as a child inspired Josh Wright to become an artist – and he’s now using those skills to help patients and their families get through challenging moments at Dove House, Caloundra’s palliative care centre.
Josh was commissioned to paint a mural at the facility, courtesy of funds raised at Dove House and facilitated by Wishlist.
“They wanted an Australian forest mural that was dramatic, mystical, enchanted,” Josh said.
“It started with wallabies and cassowaries and cockatoos, and when they wanted more animals, I added king parrots and crimson rosellas.
“The more you look at it, the more you see.
“Having grown up in a children's hospital myself, I got to see how
art and rehabilitation and recovery and healing can help this collaborative effort.
“When I did this piece, I was thinking people can have a peaceful moment in all the chaos. Something peaceful and Zen. Something that brings beauty and joy.”
