An artist has transformed boring hospital issue children’s medical helmets into whimsical creations any kid would be proud to wear.
Paula Strawn decided to start painting helmets after she witnessed how unhappy some children looked in their plain white protective coverings.
She started covering them in colourful kid-friendly designs and soon had a booming online business. So far, she has created more than 1300 custom-decorated helmets for kids around the world and says her designs completely change the way people interact with kids wearing medical helmets.
“I truly believe that a fun and friendly design on these very useful yet unattractive helmets is an attitude changer for all who come in contact with baby,” Paula says on her website. “Plus, who am I kidding? I have a blast painting them!”
Before and after: Artist Paula Strawn paints children’s medical helmets to make them look much less boring.
This little man looks very happy with his new helmet.
A Finding Nemo inspired design.
A Star Wars design.
The owner of this helmet will look like a superhero now.
A Where the Wild Things Are design.
Spiderman is the star of this helmet.
The Simpsons star on this helmet.
Paula has been working on her helmets for 12 years.
A superhero-style design.
Popeye and his friends.
A fun design.
A rendering of Vincent Van Gogh’s famous The Starry Night painting.
A Georges Seurat design.
A funny cartoon rabbit.
Another Simpsons design.
