A pupil from an East Kilbride primary school has been selected as the festive artist for a national housebuilder.
David Steel, eight, a pupil at Kirktonholme Primary School, is behind Barratt Homes’ annual Christmas card which is issued to its thousands of customers during the festive period.
He fended off competition from 60 other designers to be named as the winning Christmas card design for 2019.
David will be commemorated in the Barratt Homes hall of fame for its iconic Christmas card designs and will also have a £100 Smyths Toy Store voucher to spend.
The national housebuilder who hosted the competition will now get the design printed on to its annual Christmas cards, which will be posted to residents across the West of Scotland.
The inspiration behind the design was Santa’s annual visit to the homes in and around East Kilbride. The design shows Santa being pulled on his sleigh by his loyal reindeer approaching the home of a very lucky boy or girl.
Linda Wright, head teacher at Kirktonholme Primary School, said: “We were delighted to be involved in Barratt Homes’ Christmas Card Competition as our children embrace every opportunity to apply their creativity skills.
“This competition has provided a real purpose to their learning. I am only glad I didn’t have the responsibility in choosing the winning design!”
Estelle Sykes, sales director at Barratt West Scotland, said: “The quality of the designs we received from Kirktonholme Primary School made it really difficult to select just one winner however David’s design really stood out as being festive and beautifully thought through.”
