Las Artes de Maricopa: 2010

Logo: Indoor Mural with mosiac butterflies

We handpainted our logo and our awesome art intructor/art coordinator freehanded the letters. Aprox 3 x5 feet.

Our 1-tile Skull Edition

6 inches x 6 inches glazed tile

$15.00 each, benefit our fundraiser

Mural: Raising A New Generation of Thinkers

Las Artes works on a mural with the community titled: Raising A New Generation of Thinkers, during Global Youth Service Day!

We are using non-verbal communication to emphasize the importance of education, knowledge and imagination, self-growth, maturity and change, life and community.

In the design of the mural, the focal point is the water over the candle (life). The bottom (the foundation) is a book, (education) and the trees (self-growth/knowledge), which arise from the pages, represent imagination. The concept should make the viewer think “wait a minute, don’t books come from trees rather than trees coming from books?”

Book: education, imagination

Trees: self-growth, knowledge, wisdom, oxygen, care for the environment

Leaves: represent community

Cocoon/butterfly: metamorphosis: of growth/maturity, change
(Las Artes de Maricopa school philosophy: metamorphosis; butterfly)

Water: the source of life

Candle: light in the darkness (hope)

Orange/yellow skies: sunshine, joy, imagination, hope, balance, enthusiasm

WORK IN PROGRESS:

We still need to add the final detailing and mosaic butterflies!

Public Art at Sahuaro Ranch

This public art mural was a project the Las Artes students at both locations worked on. When the pieces were mounted, "they finally saw the whole picture."

"We use art as an instrument of education to teach them focus and discipline."

"It was a lesson in the value of being a small part of a larger mission." - Martin Moreno