Derby Ram Trail, Doodle Derby, May - August 2021
Sold to private bidder for £2800
Overview
The Derby Ram Trail was a spectacular free discovery trail, featuring 30 unique ram sculptures that brightened the streets of Derby. It was brought to the city by Derby Museums, in partnership with Wild in Art and Derby’s Cathedral Quarter Business Improvement District (BID).
The Derby Ram Trail is estimated to have attracted close to 120,000 visitors during its three-month run, including Derbyshire locals and visitors from across the UK and internationally.
Artwork description
Doodle Derby is based on everything I love about Derby, from the architecture, cultural offerings and the great outdoors such as, the parks, museums, shopping and most of all beer!
Derby is a vibrant and varied place to explore, so my design features a variety of amusing things such as, did you know the hotdog was invented in Derby?
I’m influenced by popular culture, street and digital art especially illustration and character design. My design style is fresh, positive and colourful. I enjoy living and working in Derby and my design celebrates a city of happiness, an inspiring Derby!
“Carla was one of the artists commissioned by Derby Museums to work on the Derby Ram Trail and through the process one of the artists who engaged best with their sponsors. She had such great energy that we selected her to speak at our VIP event about her involvement in the project. She’s reliable, talented, passionate and a hard worker. I imagine that her enthusiasm would help inspire future artists.”
Jenny Cuadrado, Director of Development, Derby Museums
Arts workshop
You can read more about the accompanying Doodle Derby arts workshop I delivered to a group of Year 4 children at Dale Community Primary School here...
