Once again Kaiser Permanente came through with great project to beautify a school in south central Los Angeles and called on me to help develop the idea and lead the execution of the mural part. And again there were some new challenges and learning moments! Flournoy Elementary School is just blocks from the famous Watts Towers and accordingly we wanted to include some element of mosaic in our mural. We also wanted to incorporate the school mascot, the tiger, as well as the name of the school with a backdrop of the L.A. area. Small order! I kind of wanted to make a welcoming image of the tiger after all it’s already a jungle out there in the city. School should feel safe and secure. Projecting the scaled drawing to the walls was the next hurdle since we only worked in daylight. But we finally got it drawn. In preparation for the big Kaiser work day, Martin Luther King Day, when some 50 people show up to work we had to outline every part of the mural and mark what color to paint each little part of the mosaic. So different than previous murals! I feel like every mural is more special than the last but they are each unique and special own.
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