A BRIGHTLY-coloured mosaic made with a lot of love and some donated materials will provide a permanent tribute to a talented and much-loved 15-year-old.

Friends and family of the late Dylan Edwards spent hours creating the beautiful artwork at the Sweatbox Youth Club, Wantage, where he used to meet friends and play guitar.

The mosaic has Dylan's name in turquoise checks – a tribute to the checkered shirts he always wore – in front of the Ridgeway he lived beneath and a brilliant golden sunset.

It also features his favourite hat, which he wore to music festivals, and the guitar that he made with Sweatbox youth worker Garry Kingett.

The design was created by Wantage youth worker and community artist Jinny Mills and the materials were donated by the public after an appeal on Facebook.

Most of the mosaic was laid over the course of a one-day music festival at the Sweatbox on July 9 – dubbed Dylanfest – that celebrated the teenager's life and love of music.

People added tiles throughout the day including Dylan's friends, family and even his grandparents.

Ms Mills said: "Creating Dylan's Mosaic was a collaboration of skills, effort, generosity and love. Its value as a mindful process and place to reflect, discuss and remember surpass its success as a beautiful visual tribute.

"The love stuck into it with every piece placed will be evident for years to come.

"Some people got really into it and worked for hours, while his friends added personal little items like jewellery and beads.

"Dyl's family, myself, Kat Howell Jones and Beth Nutter completed the work over a few quiet sessions after the festival."

Ms Mills said many involved had found the process therapeutic, sharing memories of Dylan as they worked.

She added: "Obviously tears were shed but the process was entirely positive."

Dylan's older brother Dan created a time-lapse film of the mosaic being created that is now on YouTube.

When the Sweatbox reopens with the new school term in September, volunteers will complete the carpentry and make the mosaic stronger so it can be mounted on the wall.

Ms Mills said she would like to say a "massive thank you" to everyone involved, and added: "Special thanks to Kat Howell Jones for her commitment, skill and generosity and to the Edwards family for their hard work and encouragement throughout."

Dylan passed away on Friday, October 23, last year after taking his own life.

An inquest at Oxford Coroner's Court in March heard how the King Alfred's Academy, Wantage, pupil had battled with anxiety about exams and schoolwork, despite bring predicted to get A* grades at his GCSEs.

In a statement, Dylan's family described him as a "much-loved, wonderful young man, full of compassion, kindness and fun".

Watch the time-lapse of Dylan's mosaic being created youtu.be/rjeUMPtrbiA