A mural inspired to build the Savannah community up, has done the opposite after being stolen. I wanted other people to be inspired by it and now they aren t getting a chance to see it, Jones said.
Jones worked on the mural for two weeks, including an additional two weeks to work on the protective coats due to the mural being outside. There were nine other artists who also worked on the project. Savannah is really known for hospitality. I wanted to put all of that in the mural but wanted to make it easy to read. Just keeping to the theme for building together, I created characters over the summer called the Baby Grahams and in the mural they are discovering this new town, Jones said. The characters were inspired by the Magic Treehouse book.
The Fence Art Project features nine large-scale paintings on canvas mounted to construction fences. The pieces hang near the new SEDA offices at Drayton and Forsyth Park, as well as in front of two additional developments on Bull Street, one on the west side near 38th, and one on the east side close to the intersection of 31st.
Organized by local business owner and art advocate Clinton Edminster, the project features a diverse collection of artists and styles, each working with the theme of “Building Together.”
With Amiri Geuka Farris’ contribution to the project, the artist is tackling the concept both literally and metaphorically.
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Switched On - Artists from the On View Residency: noon-5 p.m. Thursday-Sunday Jan. 21-Feb. 7; The Gallery at Sulfur Studios, 2301 Bull St.; sulfurstudios.org; artist talks 2 p.m. Jan. 23, Jan. 30, Feb. 6; closing reception 6-9 p.m. Feb. 5. Artists working in mediums as diverse as collage, fiber, sculpture, performance and painting. They explore boundaries between old and new, self and other, internal and external. Participating artists: Craig Deppen Auge, H. Gene Thompson, Joseph Malson, Elizabeth Taber, Nina Farryn, Suzanne Hokanson.
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