I am pleased to announce that I have been selected as the artist-in-residence at VALA Eastside, a non-profit arts organization based in Redmond.
As part of this residency, I will be creating a permanent art installation in the heart of Redmond Town Center..
Click the image to read the Redmond Reporter article on this residency
The space for this permanent artwork is located behind a water feature in Redmond Town Center that is extremely popular with kids and families.
I therefore proposed that the artwork created in this residency be not just kid-friendly, but also involve community-kid participation.
The project we finalized upon is for me to now create a mural of an imagined northwest-landscape (titled 'Imagination Northwest') that will be populated by imaginary creatures inspired by drawings submitted by kids from the local community.
As a first step I came up with a maquette (scale model) of the mural.
The project we finalized upon is for me to now create a mural of an imagined northwest-landscape (titled 'Imagination Northwest') that will be populated by imaginary creatures inspired by drawings submitted by kids from the local community.
As a first step I came up with a maquette (scale model) of the mural.
Here is a progress-animation of the creation of the maquette:
On Sept. 20th, we (myself, VALA, and Redmond Town Center (RTC)) set up a booth at RTCs Goodfest event and invited visiting kids to submit drawings of any creature they could imagine
There was tremendous and enthusiastic participation from kids ages 1-14. (Yes, even 1-year olds participated). Over the course of the day we collected 180 designs from kids.
My thinking at the start of the project was that I would be able to transform sketches kids made into something fun and colorful.
(However turns out the kids are pretty resourceful, detailed, and colorful in their drawings, so I am going to have my work cut out for me) :)
To create the actual mural, RTC commissioned the creation of plywood panels sized to fit the site. These panels will be removed and moved to the VALA Art Center and Studio Spaces in Redmond. Over the course of October, I will be painting the mural inside VALA, taking the design from my maquette and incorporating into it creatures based on the kid's drawings. Follow along my blog and facebook page to see the project as it progresses.
In the meantime you are invited to come to my artist reception on October 10th at VALA. More details here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1475633479356789/1482823261971144/
To create the actual mural, RTC commissioned the creation of plywood panels sized to fit the site. These panels will be removed and moved to the VALA Art Center and Studio Spaces in Redmond. Over the course of October, I will be painting the mural inside VALA, taking the design from my maquette and incorporating into it creatures based on the kid's drawings. Follow along my blog and facebook page to see the project as it progresses.
In the meantime you are invited to come to my artist reception on October 10th at VALA. More details here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1475633479356789/1482823261971144/
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