Firstly - i have arrived safely in the US and my first destination is Milwaukee (nr Chicago)..On my first day i had the fantastic opportunity of observing and taking part in the Mural Art Project at the United Community Center in downtown Milwaukee...where around 25 participants and 8 helpers were encouraged and engaged to craft clay faces of individuals that they felt close to...over time these will be part of a large mural piece to hang in the center.
The above clay face is ME! Made by a man named Jose and the bottom photograph is a face that i hand sculpted of a participant. It was great fun and really engaged all of the members...
The participants were Spanish Americans therefore it proved difficult to communicate at times but this was overcome by expression and translators throughout the session.
After the workshop we discussed the positives and negatives which was very interesting...and i felt i came away with alot...
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