My Most Challenging Class: Part 2 of 2 ...THE MASTER-PIECE: "A WALL ON A WALL"

THE MURAL THUS FAR (Still A Work In Progress...)





Idea: "A Wall On A Wall"
Message: All Children Have the Power To...
1) Open Doors to New Worlds to Explore
*IN THE FUTURE*
...Realistically speaking: school, job, travel, people, etc.
2) Make Walls Dissapear With Their Imaginations
*IN THE MEAN-TIME*
...Dream-like qualities: exploration, fantasy, curiosity, etc.




Me & the Boys From My Class.

We didn't begin to work on the mural until after the "Bright Stars" Camp ended. I was so nervous that the kids would not show up because their minds would have moved on to other concerns once the camp was over. But the students continue to amaze me. Everyday this week (@ 5pm), the entire class has showed up ready & willing to paint the mural.



It's like having a paint-party outside. Everyone was having a great time.


We wear the tie-dye shirts, that we made during the summer camp, as smocks.


I am showing the kids the draft or planned sketch of the image we discussed painting on the wall.

Two possible EXITS which exist in this wall:
1) the Doorway in the Wall, leading to the Future (sunset on the horizon).
2) the Hole in the Wall, leading to their Present Dreams & Fantasies (underwater ocean).

PHASE I: Sketching the Image on Wall With Markers


PHASE II: Let's Get Some Paint On that Wall!




I made sure to write "Painted & Donated By:" on the wall because it is important for everyone to know what these kids decided to do for their community.


This is Fady when he yelled to me "Sarah, Sarah! Pointilism!", he was using the Pointilism technique, that we learned from art class, as a way to paint the wall.







EVERYONE JOINS IN: This is Muhammed, he's in charge of the school grounds, and has been at the wall to help us each day since we first started.


One day I brought pizza for the kids, because I had been so impressed with their commitment and enthusiasm to keep working on the mural each day.



TO BE CONTINUED...
(return back to see how the wall finally turns out)