#publicartswe

As the theme for this project was heroes in your daily life students had so many amazing stories about their principal, teachers, and faculty and staff at the school, coaches and stories of heroes at home! Home, like school, is meant to be a safe place. #spartansandthearts #publicartswe #publicart #art #sculpture #home #thelightsareon @arts4learningin @ptoswes @fploip (at Southwestern ElementarySchool)

I'm just saying I think the school busses turned out ridiculously adorable. #spartansandthearts #publicartswe #publicart #art #yellow #schoolbus @arts4learningin @ptoswes @fploip (at Southwestern ElementarySchool)

Fast forward (because I forgot to take pictures). The top section with the house and flower form have been added, it's been sanded and primed several times, dark gray base coat painted on and detail colors begin! #spartansandthearts #publicartswe #publicart #art #sculpture #wip @arts4learningin @ptoswes @fploip (at Southwestern ElementarySchool)

Some of the details being added. So many of the students had these amazing stories about their school bus drivers so I added two of them wrapping around the bottom section of the sculpture. #spartansandthearts #publicartswe #publicart #art @arts4learningin @ptoswes (at Southwestern ElementarySchool)

Here the base form of the sculpture is coming along after being attached to the bottom section. #spartansandthearts #publicartswe @arts4learningin @Ptoswes #publicart #wip (at Southwestern ElementarySchool)

I've been so fortunate this year to partner with @arts4learningin . My first project was to observe and participate with kids at Southwestern Elementary as they did workshops with a poet and storyteller and then turn that into a permanent public art piece. I'm posting progress shots of the work for all to see a bit of the process! #spartansandthearts #publicartswe @PTOSWES @fploip Here we go! (at Southwestern ElementarySchool)