Creating life on the blacktop

Here are some fun pictures of the transformation of a small abandoned area on campus at Carpenter Community Charter Elementary.  This "lovely" area was locked up and deserted.  Our beautification team with some help from parents cleaned this area up and we painted and planted and now the kids are making it their own.  Butterflies and Hummingbirds kinda like it too. :) 

before...

Can you find the Hummingbird?

Watering

Butterfly

Planting

Painting

mural in progress 

Inviting!

Awesome Art Collaboration for Haiti

Process pictures of kids drawings turned in to mosaics

My friend Laurel True is a wonderful mosaic artist and she has been over in Haiti creating some really special mosaics there.  I am lucky enough to be able to help her with the project with Partner's in Health at the Mirebalais Children's Hospital.  Hoping to raise awareness and funding as well as a global teaching moment, she gave me some subjects that she wanted to include in the murals.  I had the kids at both my schools where I work, Carpenter Community Charter Elementary School and Sunnyside Preschool create drawings of birds, fish, flowers and butterflies that she shared with her mosaic community to piece together an inspiring and beautiful atmosphere for the Children's Hospital.  Please go to the Facebook page to see lots of pictures, and also to make a donation supporting the efforts.
Mirebalais Facebook Page

3rd graders proudly displaying their artwork for Haiti