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This June has been a busy one! I finished my first mural with Thrive Collective in PS85 in the Bronx. It was a very interesting theme, because the school wanted the artist to work with the 4th grade curriculum to create a colorful staricase representing different countries and traditions. I took the book "My Librarian is a Camel" and created six different ambiances, Peru, Thailand, Indonesia, Kenya, England and Canada. Those countries in specific times of the year they get their books from their libraries in very different ways. An elephant, a camel, a bike, a bus, by mail... It was a fun project!!c
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I'm thrilled to share that we've finished the Norwood 2.0 mural! It took a lot of hard work, but with the help of volunteers, we completed the painting in early June. This week, I returned with another volunteer to protect the mural with an anti-graffiti coat. This will make it easier for us to touch up the mural if it ever gets tagged. What's even better is that the neighbors have started to take care of the street by fixing the tree beds and adding lights to the wall. It's amazing to see everyone coming together to beautify our community!  Last spring, I was fortunate to receive a SU-CASA Artist in Residency Grant from the Bronx Council on the Arts to teach my "Inkblot Magic" workshops. We had a successful run of art-making, met amazing people, created numerous art pieces, and wrote many stories. For the final event, we presented the book I published which featured their stories and inkblots, and we had an exhibition for everyone to come and enjoy. We even had a final paint party!
  Hola people! The donations campaign was cut short for matching funds, but if you feel like you can spare come money, you can still donate going to the IOBY page. The numbers: $2,999 raised Still needed $3,668 39 donors 27 volunteers and several groups signed up I have applied to a couple of grants and my hopes is that by the end of May I will know where I stand so we can start the engagement events and painting by the beginning of June. In the meantime, if you have any connections with businesses in the area that could help us with donations of paint, snacks, lunch for volunteers, where we can borrow a really tall ladder... you can email me... anything helps!   "Nature Quilt" is a mural that represents the multiculturality of The Bronx and the Jerome-Gun Hill area. It is a patchwork of patterns with leaves, flowers, stars, bright colors and eyes representing the diversity of the community. It is designed to bring joy and happiness to the events that will take place in that plaza for a year. It will contrast with the dark asphalt around it and it mirrors Nature the park just across the street. Created as part of an initiative of the Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District to beautify and bring to life an underutilized area, this mural brings some happiness to this corner of the Bronx, making the wait for the bus or your lunch break brighter. It was an awesome experience, where we invited the community to some on Sunday to paint and prep the area. The next two days I had some really good help from Monica and Pips. Looking forward the next mural opportunity! |
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