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Mural Club students made flower pots to sell at the Celebration of Excellence on May 8th. Even better, Greenhouse Club will be potting plants in these! Talk about teamwork!

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A Visit from the South Park Historical Society

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A Visit from the South Park Historical Society

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In order to better understand our community, and the art we create for it, South Park students met with members of South Park's Historical Society.

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Our first mural, inspired by dancers of all backgrounds.

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An 8th grade student works on painting a mural for Deb's School of Dance in Finleyville

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Mural Club members are hard workers! Check out an 8th grade student working into the night on her artwork!

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Check out the finished mural completed by 8th grade students for Deb's School of Dance in Finleyville. Talk about curb appeal!

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Mosaic artist, Laura Jean McLaughlin visited students to discuss ideas for an upcoming mosaic project!

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Bernie Wilke, local muralist, visited students to share his knowledge of mural painting and the impact it can have on a community!

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Visiting Sunset Golf this summer? Be sure the keep an eye out for some obstacles that were given a new coat of paint by Mural Club.

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This is Deb's School of Dance before our mural. Deb said people didn't even know this was a dance school before we added our artwork!

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It's Medallion Mania over here at South Park Middle School. Plan to see these tiny works of art when the mosaic is finished at the library!

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Look for this guy, painted by a 6th grade Mural Club member, at Sunset Golf.

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Get cozy and start creating!

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We are having fun making clay "medallions" to be used in Laura Jean McLaughlin's upcoming mosaic at the South Park Library!

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Mural Club is so thankful for our kiln and pottery wheel. Shout out to Dr. Liekar and Mr. Monaghan making our dreams a reality!

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I visited the Mattress Factory museum to see some installation art recently. What's your favorite museum?

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The Mural Club kids play! I couldn't pass up an opportunity to share this gem. Thank you for letting us play dress-up, Deb!

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Yesterday we started putting together Laura's mosaic design! Creating art one piece at a time!

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Some 8th grade members helping out with the mosaic for the Library.

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First Mural Club Meeting with Conor Coleman

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First Mural Club Meeting with Conor Coleman

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Our first meeting with Conor, and we're off to a great start! We discussed how to create a mural design that promotes the Rachel's Challenge message of "starting a chain reaction of kindness and compassion."

What does this message mean to you?

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We discussed the idea of incorporating some tessellations into our mural design for the middle school.

Check out some work by the master of tessellations, M.C. Escher.

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M.C. Escher - Image Categories - Symmetry

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Explore the beautiful art of M.C. Escher. Learn about the artist's life and work. Get the latest news about exhibitions, learn about the use of M.c. Escher's work, and discover great products that feature the designs of this legendary artist.

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The mosaic we have been helping with is coming along! Be sure to attend sessions at the Community Center to help finish it this summer.

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Yesterday we worked together to create a list of inspirational words to incorporate into the school's mural design. Which words should be pick?

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The Celebration of Excellence on May 8th was a huge hit! Which art piece was your favorite?

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Everyone's colorways for the mural design look great! Which colorway speaks to you?

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Some club members playing with color. Colors can be quite emotive. What do certain colors mean to you?

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Started adding primer and sealant yesterday,  which means we will be adding color very soon!

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Great job working together to come up with this design! I can’t wait to see it painted.

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We’ve been making quick progress of our first coat of paint. Also, who knew height could be such an advantage when it comes to art!? Thanks to Elliott for reaching the highest parts of the mural.

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I visited Philadelphia this weekend and spotted a really neat mural and mosaic combination.

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Using aluminum based paint to seal the sides of our wooden mural panels.

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Check out the progress after our first day of painting! Great work, everyone.

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Check out this piece of student pottery inspired by ancient Chinese blue and white pottery. The design was added with a glaze decal, much like a temporary tattoo!

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Don’t forget to finish your flower stencils for the bottom section of our mural design. What flower do you plan on using for your inspiration?! Mine was my favorite flower, a peony!

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Thanks to everyone who came out to paint during yesterday’s storms! Making some major progress.

Don’t forget about our paint party tomorrow at 4:30! Bring your family and a snack/dish to share!

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Thanks to all who came out Friday to help finish the mural. Great work!