Gilbert mural at Page Commons

 

The 6' x 51' Gilbert Leadership Class XXII mural is finally finished!

I'll clean it and seal it with varnish and leave it for the residents of

Page Commons to enjoy.  The vegetables in the raised planter beds

are doing great and everyone is excited to get in there and garden.

I had fun visiting with the residents who came by when I was

painting and made some new friends in the Leadership Class.  This

was such a good experience.  Now back to my studio!

Gilbert Leadership Class XXII Work Day

Here are a few more of the terrific members of the

Gilbert Leadership Class XXII working on the mural.  There

were 8 members assigned to paint at a time and they pretty

well stayed with it all day. 

Here's what was going on behind the blue tarp!  Eight existing planter

boxes were equipped with an automatic watering system and then filled

with garden soil.  The members planted hundreds of vegetables and

flower plants and then brought in additional rock for the surrounding

area.  It was a day well spent and I'm sure there are some aching muscles

today!  Tomorrow my real work begins on the mural.  I'll report back

in two weeks when (hopefully) I'm finished.