Chesterfield based illustrator Sally Anderson created a unique festive trail in shop windows across the town centre.
An illustrator with a passion for creating art that brings joy and creativity to communities. Sally has worked on everything from children’s book illustrations to large-scale murals, including a large NHS mural project, and now bringing some Christmas magic to Chesterfield.
‘Robin’s Lost Letters’ featured twelve festive designs that told the story of a Robin travelling around Chesterfield collecting letters. These were drawn onto the windows of twelve businesses based around the town centre.
The trail included an activity where participants would collect the letters hidden in the window designs and solve the secret phrase to take home a beautifully designed wooden bauble.
More than 500 people took part in the trail which ran from November 2024 to January 2025.
Sally also hosted a workshop during the Christmas Lights Switch On event engaging more than 200 people.
Inspired by the characters within the trail, participants were able to create and colour their own Robin to take home with them.
They also got the chance to add their own design to a Christmas Tree which Sally had drawn in the window. This showed them how the Winter Windows Trail was being created and gave them the opportunity to express their creativity.
Follow Sally @sallygingerillustration to see more pictures of the project and find out what she is currently working on.
