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I used to walk past the library on the way to my friends house, so I had a special interest in the project and it would be so nice to leave a mark there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project, which aimed to turn a \u2018negative into a positive\u2019  was initiated after consultation meetings were held with the community who unanimously agreed to have a mural painted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicole, who first began painting murals while travelling in Peru, designed two images and library users voted for their favourite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final design received 300 votes and a spokesperson for <a href=\"https:\/\/democracy.sheffield.gov.uk\/mgCommitteeDetails.aspx?ID=610\">SWLAC<\/a> described the process as a \u2018massive team effort\u2019 in getting to the final product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicole explained working on shutters presented challenges such as access during the day, ridges on the surface, and bitter weather, but with the use of masonry paint, scaffolding and persistence, the mural came together nicely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> She said: \u201cPainting murals is really hard work. It\u2019s a real creative graft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDoing big murals is quite an endurance and it can be an emotional journey as well as just painting it. It\u2019s about being persistent.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicole has received positive feedback during and after the process. It has also inspired other areas of Sheffield to use street-art as a deterrent for vandalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for SWLAC labelled Nicole&#8217;s work as \u2018phenomenal\u2019, praising the idea that she brought street art, elements of a library and nature together in the final mural. The committee also noted the library now stands out and makes people look, which will hopefully increase its foot fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicole said: \u201cMy favourite reaction was after a person panicked one day because the shutters had been rolled up. 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