We met at school at around 10:30, and there was already a local artist there waiting for us. He had actually already started on the painting - he'd done a line of animals and a background for us. We decided to put on the target marks and do some writing on the panel. However, our other mural was completely blank, and since there was no rhino on the one that had been painted on we decided to put it on there. We did a plain green background during our time, and managed to get the silhouette of the rhino up. Of course there is still more to add, but we wanted to maybe do a collaboration of sorts with the elementary schoolers to finish it off.
When we arrived I decided to go and help with work on the rhino mural, since a great deal of people had decided to finish off the larger animal one. We pulled over a table and worked for the majority of the time on the green background. There were two others with me at first, but as time passed by more and more came and joined us. After the green had dried the local artist got a long string and showed us how to draw a perfect circle using it. Wout, the Friends of Kenya president, then proceeded to sketch out the rhino for us.
I think that we got a lot done this day - we've finished one mural, and the other is pretty close to completion. This was the first activity that the club has done outside of school times, and I really did sense that we came together more. I enjoyed being able to connect ARTSCO and Friends of Kenya in this project, and express myself creatively. I think that these murals are a great way to spread awareness, as one sees them every single day when walking around campus. I hope that we're able to work with the elementary to finish this project!
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