Tim Nedrup, or Tim Timmey who is his artist name, was hired to paint a house wall in Klippan. The facade belongs to the youth house Saw, which is owned by the municipality. He sent in a sketch of a large dandelion that winds along the wall.

- I got inspiration when I sat at home in the yard and saw a dandelion and thought it could fit well, says Tim Timmey.

Here's how the original sketch looked, which later had to be redone. Photo: Tim Nedrup

The politicians stopped

But when the sketch finally reached the Klippan Planning and Building Committee, it stopped when they felt that the dandelion symbolizes the environmental party.

"Had there been any other flower, it would have been good," says Kent Lodesjö (S), chairman of the Planning and Building Committee in Klippan.

Can't a flower just be a flower?

"Sure, it may be, but not that flower on that road," he continues.

"There was no thought behind"

The artist was disappointed when he heard the politicians' decisions and disagreed.

- It's a free thing, to draw a flower without it being political? says Tim Timmey.

Did you have any idea behind the dandelion?

- No! There was never any thought behind the dandelion, says the artist.

"Shouldn't put us in"

Arne Amnér is head of culture and leisure at Klippan and is also project manager for the façade paintings at Saugen. He was one of those who decided to change motives. Something he thinks afterwards that he should not have agreed to so quickly ...

- We should have stood on us more. I do not think that we officials should interfere in the artistic decoration, says Arne Amnér.

After the politicians said theirs, it was only for Tim Timmey to do if the sketch and the youth house are now adorned with another artwork full of animals.

- I am happy with the end result but it was sad that it would be like this, says Tim Timmey.