Tuesdays with Melo

WE HAVE STARTED DRAWING!!
Yay! Mel and I meet every Tuesday to draw and talk - and all I think about is 'Tuesdays with Morrie' Latina style.

Yes, Mel loves to talk. We get to share ideas, stories, and I get to learn about her Chicana culture.
We bounce off ideas about art. I also learned she is color blind (is that gray?.... brown?.....Let's just mix them together and we might get taupe!!)  .... but as we talk and we learn about each other's cultures, lives,
we catch up on the latest happenings in Tucson, we get to draw about South Tucson's culture and its past. How cool is that?

I am also beginning a book of quotes.
Last Tuesday quote of the day:
 "No thinking is awesome!" - Mel
(this was in regards to tracing lines)

Have you seen Mel's work? Check this out: Mel "Melo" Dominguez Website

Testing - testing - 1, 2, 3

We are testing the products we have on our logo. We have a bit of paint, pellon and sealers... and we just could not wait for some action!

The logo will be going up soon on the wall and it will be there until the final mural is ready!

First I trace the logo Mel created onto the pellon, and Melo will paint it.

Once it's done it will go up on the wall.

We also purchased a bottle of primer and here you can see Melo testing it.  Before we do any painting, we need to cover the pellon with primer. We tested the pencils and markers we will use for drawing, making sure the primer will not smear the marks and that they are visible as well.

Color the Mural 2013 In Review!

Hello All and Happy New Year! 

This is my first blog entry –I have been promising Carla and Mel that I would write and I finally did! 

As we begin 2014, I wanted to take the time to share with you all, the wonderful work that we did for the Color the Mural project in 2013!

First, we collected votes in the community!  Mel, Carla, and I collected 264 votes from community members at events at JVYC, HNS, and online. We also collected mural votes from community organizations like Corazón de Tucson and Our Family Services Senior Programs and After School programs. We collected July – September. 

We have a winning mural!!!  The mural the community selected is Mural C!!  Below is a mock up of the mural on the wall we will use, which brings me too….In September, Carla and I met with HNS leadership and they gave us a wall on building #5, the main office building.  We are very grateful for the support for the project!

 

Mel and I also went hunting for supplies.  Here is a picture of Mel with some pellon!

We had some wonderful donations to the project.  Thank you Long Realty Cares Foundation for their generous contribution.  We also got some oops paint from Sherman Williams.  If you have any oops paint you would like to give, please let us know!

Right now, Mel and Carla are putting the final touches on the mural and preparing for Phase II of the project…the part where you come help us paint!!

SAVE THE DATE!!  Mural painting starts Sunday April 6^th at HNS on 9^th St during Cyclovia!!  Take a break from your route and come paint with us!  This is day after our 5 year anniversary performance, so it will be one crazy weekend for the Safos family!  Of course, we want you to spend it with us!

And we still are in need of donations! We need supplies!  Aprons, brushes, paint, pellon, a utility sink, etc etc.  Please feel free to contact me if you want to make a donation or find out more information about the project!

Feliz Año 2014!!

Yours Truly,

Yvonne