Recently wall decals have become a huge commodity in the U.S, however they are relatively unknown in Australia. “I wanted the perfect product so I spent ages looking for it, unfortunately I could not find a quality adhesive vinyl manufactured in Australia so I looked internationally,”
Liz and Greg both graduated from the University of Newcastle in the Wild Life illustration Honours program and Liz went on to complete here Masters studying and illustrating local orchids. Liz says, “there are often plants and animals involved in our mural designs and our skills come in to good use”. Although their mural scenes are geared toward children, adults still appreciate them because of their detail. According to customer Kylie Bates, “ I wanted something different for my girls that was not mass marketed by Disney and so I chose to put up some of Muralize fairies in my home”. Liz designed a fairy woodland scene, which includes flying horses, gnomes, and a fairy tree that is 2 meters tall. Greg’s designs are realistic dinosaurs from the Cretaceous period and a Great Barrier Reef scene. Each item is individually cut-out allowing the customer to create an individualised scene depending on their space and budget. For example, a person can purchase only one fish or they can combine this with a coral reef, stingray, and sea turtle to create an underwater scene. There is also a range of stickers created for the car. Liz believes that people are tired of seeing only frangipanis on cars and are looking for something new. Although all Muralize stickers are water and sun resistant the car range has a special coating making them water and sun proof to combat the intense Australian sun.
Liz was inspired by a recent trip to the Daintree rainforest and is currently working on designs for an Australian rainforest scene. At the same time she is also designing a silhouette range of decals that are bold, stylised designs for the modern feature wall in homes and businesses.
Their decals can be viewed on their webshop at muralize.com.au
