This is my largest mural to date. 3000 square feet. I painted this in a matter of three weeks September 2023 into October. It was an absolutely amazing experience. A selected group of students came with me to the Staten Island Native Plant Center. They got to learn about what the plant center does and how they germinate and the importance of keeping biodiversity within nature. After, we did an afterschool program with the same students who came up with some drawings that I then used as inspiration for this mural. The neighborhood was transformed.
We made the front page of the Staten Island Advance.
Click the links below to read the stories about this project:
https://www.silive.com/galleries/V2REGG4D3ZEWBDLDKCMSDYZWAM/
https://www.silive.com/parents/2023/11/is-49-and-the-eagle-academy-art-project-unveiled-photos.html
Before and After