My Wednesday "Fix" of Forgiveness & Choice

After a few weeks away from Alisha Hagelin and her After School Mural Club at Germantown High, I was back to work with those fabulous teens. But first, my stop at The Philadelphia Museum of Art to see two installations as part of citywide Philografika:

(Taken from PMA website since typing one handed is a bit of an effort:)

The Museum will display installations by two artists, the Japanese artist Tabaimo (b. 1975) and the Colombian artist Óscar Muñoz (b. 1951), that explore the translation of printmaking into other mediums and expand the conceptual boundaries of printmaking.

Worth the trip and I will revisit the shows next Wed. when I see Picasso and the Avant- Garde in Paris.

At the High School, the Mural Club made great progress on the murals over the past few weeks

and this was our day to finish up to stay on target with our final Unveiling and Reception this coming Tuesday at the High School at 6 pm.

Building Bridges, Opening Doors

Wednesday is Art Club day at Germantown H.S. in Philly. Alisha Hagelin is dedicated artist and art teacher extraordinaire and works with a great group of kids after school. In October we began meeting for our Mural Project on Peaceful Conflict Resolution. Aileen Lynch-McCulloch of Young Audiences of Eastern PA found the money to make this happen in these challenging economic times. Last week we brainstormed on ideas and images and are using Building Bridges and Open Doors as metaphors to illustrate the values of Forgiveness, Self-Esteem, Boundaries, Perseverence, Compassion and Love. Here is a group photo of Alisha and her kids as well as Asia, a language arts teacher in the school who heard about our project and wanted to be a part of it. She has become our official note taker and fellow brainstormer. Also posted is a photo of a student Desiree and her fabulous clay creatures! Creativity abounds!!!