ARTSCO Mural Painting

Final mural!

On April 12th I did another mural painting for ARTSCO. We had originally planned to go to SODAS for a service event, but there had been some mishap with the organisation and it didn't work out. However, we took the opportunity to finish off our cheshire cat mural. The other ARTSCO members attending were Cora, Sabrina and one other girl. I was a little disappointed that more people hadn't shown up, but I think that there were enough of us to work effectively.

The mural was almost complete, but it still needed to be outlined with black. We first tried out using large black markers, but they didn't work very well and so we decided to use paint. Sabrina and I went down the art room and gathered a collection of different colors of paint, as we'd hoped that we could possibly start another mural that day, but Ms Lillis told us that there was now a stricter process in terms of panel distribution, and so we decided not to. Armed with Cora's wonderful paintbrushes we started on the Cheshire cat, and the transformation of the mural was incredible. The black lines really were the perfect finishing touch on our piece, and they made the entire painting pop.

ARTSCO team!

We dragged over a few picnic tables to stand on, and then spent the large majority of the 3 hours outlining the cat. The sun was really bright at some points and looking at the mural (especially looking up when trying to reach the higher parts) was challenging. However, we also finally managed to do the teeth of the cat - in my view, the most important part. There was a little trouble regarding the spacing and angles of the lines, but when we made mistakes we let it dry and then painted back over it with white.

When we finally finished up we all stepped back and were extremely proud of what we'd accomplished. I think that we all worked very well together during this event and bonded a lot more. I love carrying out creative activities like this, especially as it so directly influences our ISK community. I'm glad that ARTSCO has allowed me to have these opportunities, especially as my creative side is so often restricted during normal school days and other service groups. I really enjoy seeing our work each and every day as I move around the campus - it's a very rewarding experience. I think that I may run for a leadership position in ARTSCO in the coming year, as I so enjoy this club and what it aims to promote within the community. I'll see how things play out!