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The Forest of Hope, Cockeysville, MD approximately 2500 sq ft. Nova Color paint on tree bark.
The Forest of Hope honored 52 individuals/groups in recovery from addiction. Over 700 people were involved in the design workshops and painting the 52 trees on location at Oregon Ridge Park. The goal was to help erase the stigma for many in recovery.
The Forest of Hope honored 52 individuals/groups in recovery from addiction. Over 700 people were involved in the design workshops and painting the 52 trees on location at Oregon Ridge Park. The goal was to help erase the stigma for many in recovery.
Grow Justice Mural, The Peninsula JCC in Foster City, CA. Nova Color paint and hand made ceramic tiles on cement wall.
In 2013, the PJCC launched Grow Justice: Fight Hunger, an influential social justice initiative that involves the community. The Justice Garden is the heart of the project where produce is grown for homeless families. Adjacent to the justice garden is "a stunning companion piece", the Grow Justice Mural. Facilitated by PJCC artist in residence Jay Wolf schlossberg-Cohen, 745 community members helped create the mural and palm tree planter designs. At the design workshops, participants were given texts that related to Judaism's imperative for justice. The artist integrated these personal interpretations into the final large – scale work, which he painted, aided by the community. Baltimore based ceramic artist Blaise De Paolo created the ceramic sections along with several artists and student from Morgan State College, Baltimore, MD.
In 2013, the PJCC launched Grow Justice: Fight Hunger, an influential social justice initiative that involves the community. The Justice Garden is the heart of the project where produce is grown for homeless families. Adjacent to the justice garden is "a stunning companion piece", the Grow Justice Mural. Facilitated by PJCC artist in residence Jay Wolf schlossberg-Cohen, 745 community members helped create the mural and palm tree planter designs. At the design workshops, participants were given texts that related to Judaism's imperative for justice. The artist integrated these personal interpretations into the final large – scale work, which he painted, aided by the community. Baltimore based ceramic artist Blaise De Paolo created the ceramic sections along with several artists and student from Morgan State College, Baltimore, MD.
We the People - I am Preuss, La Jolla, CA approximately 1600 sq ft., Nova Color paint on cement boards mounted on brick and cement walls and planters.
We the People - I am Preuss, honors the origin stories of almost 30 first generation high school students from The Preuss School, UCSD
La Jolla, CA. Their art and words examine the concerns of many immigrants in the USA today - ARE we the people?!!?? Over 100 students, faculty, staff and volunteers worked on this virtual and onsite mural project during the height of the Covid pandemic.
We the People - I am Preuss, honors the origin stories of almost 30 first generation high school students from The Preuss School, UCSD
La Jolla, CA. Their art and words examine the concerns of many immigrants in the USA today - ARE we the people?!!?? Over 100 students, faculty, staff and volunteers worked on this virtual and onsite mural project during the height of the Covid pandemic.
Reading on the Brain, Baltimore, MD approximately 1900 sq. ft., Nova Color paint on brick.
The Reading on the Brain mural, partnered with Tracy L. Bale, Ph.D. Professor, Departments of Pharmacology & Psychiatry
Director, Center for Epigenetic Research in Child Health and Brain Development U of MD School of Medicine, and, Callaway Elementary School, produced by the office of Dr. Sonja Brookins Santelises, CEO , Baltimore City Public Schools.
The Reading on the Brain mural, partnered with Tracy L. Bale, Ph.D. Professor, Departments of Pharmacology & Psychiatry
Director, Center for Epigenetic Research in Child Health and Brain Development U of MD School of Medicine, and, Callaway Elementary School, produced by the office of Dr. Sonja Brookins Santelises, CEO , Baltimore City Public Schools.
Kind Words, Kind Actions, Baltimore, MD approximately 1400 sq. ft., Nova Color paint on wood and ' parachute cloth' attached to brick and sheet metal, 2022
The Kind Words, Kind Actions mural is a joyous mural celebrating the students and the school. My art team and I were asked to transform an ugly, forbidding space into a welcoming entranceway. Partners: Mark A. Bongiovanni, principal, Victoria Hoffman, art teacher, Curtis Bay Elementary School in Baltimore City. All images are based on the writings ,paintings and team cut outs/collages from my design workshops over many sessions during March 2022 with the entire 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade - over 250 black, brown and white students.
The Kind Words, Kind Actions mural is a joyous mural celebrating the students and the school. My art team and I were asked to transform an ugly, forbidding space into a welcoming entranceway. Partners: Mark A. Bongiovanni, principal, Victoria Hoffman, art teacher, Curtis Bay Elementary School in Baltimore City. All images are based on the writings ,paintings and team cut outs/collages from my design workshops over many sessions during March 2022 with the entire 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th grade - over 250 black, brown and white students.
