Left: the Kids Kabin, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

A newly unveiled mural of countryside beauty now brightens up a run down housing estate in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

The New York born artist responsible, Liz Leyh, is famous for the concrete cows she created in a Milton Keynes field in 1979.

Her latest work is a 20 metre long collage built onto the outside of a community arts centre in Walker, Newcastle. It is three dimensional and made from natural materials such as bits of bricks and tiles.

She worked with children from the Kids Kabin Centre in Walker to create the idyllic rural scene of a cottage and garden with 3-D carrots and cabbages.

The project took over three months so different groups of children between eight and fourteen could contribute.

Right: each year the children take their art out into the community.

"It's a lovely scene, and a complete contrast to the tower block it sits underneath," Giles Carey, from Newcastle Arts development Unit said.

The Kids Kabin Centre was transformed from a derelict shopping parade in 1994 and founded by the Sisters of the Assumption.

A potter, a woodworker, a fine artist and several trained volunteers offer children drop-in workshops in all kinds of artistic skills including painting, model making, pottery, sculpture and woodwork.

"The project aims to enhance the young people's sense of acheivement and confidence through a broad variety of creative arts activities," said a spokesperson from the Kids Kabin Centre.

If you want to know more about Kids Kabin and their work check out their great website by clicking here www.kidskabin.org.uk/.