Sunday, June 29, 2008

Central Park Panel - part I

During the week of June 15th, the Central Park
panel of the Great Wall got its start.
















First, we built the scaffold,





















next, we painted a base coat and made a grid,















and then we transferred the design.


Natalie and KT celebrated!

Thursday, June 26, 2008

The first mural panel is complete!

"Tribute to Grant Cushinberry"

Completed in June of 2007.
Lead artist - Dave Loewenstein.
Assisted by Camille Bachand and community volunteers.

First there was a wall















This is what the Great Wall of Topeka looked like before we began painting in 2007. The total length of the wall, which spans three blocks, is close to 900 feet.