The Traveling Storyteller
The Murals Arts of Philadelphia commissioned me to design and paint a mural for the Nebinger Elementary Schoolyard. So I thought of a “multi-cultural parade” (previous title) composition with children, within the city’s well known landmarks.
One day, while scouting the location, I met a woman exiting the school who completed the overall concept. I was fascinated by her story of how she visited many schools, entertaining classrooms with her fantastical stories dressed in what looked like multi-cultural fashion. I later titled the mural “The Traveling Storyteller”, in which all of these things happening around her are part of our experience. So I immediately asked if she’d be interested in being in the mural and she happily agreed. The dancing children figures were then chosen from students who attended the school itself.
"The Traveling Storyteller" Mural
*Center Panel-detail
*Spanish Dancer-detail
*Multi Cultural Dancers-detail
*(In the studio-work in progress) Because of the size and time constraint, I choose to paint it with a simplistic graphic approach.
*(Adhering mural to the wall)
![[Drone Shot]-Nebinger School Mural](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a45053a6f31b7cb7e6f89b/20216842-c2f1-4ccc-bc9a-5e79dcf52f0d/Drone-Nebinger.jpg)
[Drone Shot]-Nebinger School Mural
![[Proposal Concept Sketch] *Originally we were approved to affix wooden substrates to the wall with cut out extensions for the flags, etc. to make it an even flat surface. But when it came time there were restrictions, so the mural had to be applied](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60a45053a6f31b7cb7e6f89b/8d3db601-6635-49a6-8bae-772439b9157b/1_NebingerSketch.jpg)
[Proposal Concept Sketch] *Originally we were approved to affix wooden substrates to the wall with cut out extensions for the flags, etc. to make it an even flat surface. But when it came time there were restrictions, so the mural had to be applied to wrap around the contours of the building.