Peter Jonas
I am very happy to provide a reference for Peter in relation to the remarkable impact he has had at Kingsmead School, Enfield (Performing & Visual Arts Specialist status) in terms of working with students and other artists to create a stimulating and thought-promoting colourful visual environment in the many communal areas of the school. Peter has always shown amazing imagination and tremendous talent in his expertise at transforming drab transitional areas into gems of magic visually. Many students have learnt how to contribute to the creation of these murals as well as all of the students prizing the unique and exquisite environment thus created – all of which are pertinent to their adjacent curriculum area. I think that Peter is an absolute individual and genius in his capacity to generate such enthusiasm and response through that two-dimensional medium of large-scale image and colour. As a tribute to the respect in which his work is held, no graffiti or vandalism has ever occurred subsequent to the introduction of one of his masterpieces. I hope that these celebrations to the impact of Art can eventually be more widely appreciated by an audience of experts and enthusiasts.
Giles Bird O.B.E.
Headteacher
giles.bird@virgin.net