ARTIST Melanie Caple has been tasked with making Frankston’s utility boxes more appealing to the eye.
Caple’s designs for the utility boxes are inspired by the Frankston landscape. Her past work has been exhibited across Australia.
Frankston mayor Nathan Conroy said that Caple’s art will add “colour and vibrancy, while reminding us of Frankston City’s beautiful natural environment.”
Cr Kris Bolam said “Melanie hand paints the monochrome botanical elements. These designs are then added to a digital design adding the background colours before being transferred to vinyl, which is then applied to each electrical box. The vinyl file, preparation, printing and installation is coordinated with a local company.”
Artworks on eleven electricity boxes have been completed. Six more are still to come.