In the final week of 2009, the ISA middle school students transformed the white wall of the Parents’ Room with strokes of vibrant color. The mural is still in the beginning stages – we’ve almost completed the first layer of paint, an under-painting using opposite colors. In the process, students are learning basic color theory. What are primary colors? What are complimentary colors? The students are learning how the layers of under-painting affect the vibrancy of the final result.
The mural design is based on students’ discussions of self-esteem and the challenges they face as young adults.
The parents' room mural uses colorful imagery to depict the challenges faced by youth in their everyday lives. A road descends from Potrero Hill, where many of the students live and where they attend ISA to "Live, Learn, and Love." The road enters a maze that the students must navigate to reach a lush field of poppies and wise tree. Where night turns to day, two hands embrace with the love and trust that is so important in all of our lives.
Underpainting with opposite colors, 12-17-09
Oriana focusing on filling in the letters on "Live, Learn, Love"
Sarah teaches some blending techniques
