Thank you!

Thank you Creative Artists Workshop for kids, Thank you Harlem River Task Force, a special thank you to the other Teaching Artists who worked so hard and Thank you Harlem Riders for being one of the best group of kids I've ever worked with and making me feel at home in Harlem!

Week Six: Day Four, The Dedication

Thank you Harlem Riders for all your hard work and showing me harlem for the first time. I had a great summer!

Week Six: Day Three, Finishing Touches

Week Six: Day Two, Credits

For the credits we created a key, with the stencil that each team members made next to their name. This way the viewer has a map to take them through the mural.

Week Six: Day One, Stencil Figures

Seagull...



Fruit Vendor...



Student...

Week Five: Day Four

Detail shots of the stencils made and painted by students, look for the Gator...

Week Five: Day Three, Figures

Painting in the back ground of where the fruit vendor and student will go...

Week Five: Day Two

Lots of little touch-ups...



Painting in the background of the Seagull...



The trip to get supplies from the shed...

Week Five: Day One, Stencils

Today we were finally able to put our "prints" on the wall. What I mean by that is, we were able to put the stencils that we created on our spot on the wall.

- Jacinda Milan

Week Four: Day Four, Rain Day

On a day that is rainy like today, the Harlem Riders go to the State Building on 125th street and work indoors. We talked about the dedication on August 12th and getting prepared for the event. The students wrote brief bios for the broschure and we talked more about what we should name the mural. In the afternoon, I took the students to the Met.



The Harlem Riders...

Week Four: Day Three

Today we broke up into two groups, one group finished the wall and the other practiced stenciling. Then we talked about what the name of the mural should be.

-Shirlmeeka






Photographer: Michael Jordan

Week Four: Day Two, photo reference

This morning we took picture of each other posing as artists to decide which is the best for our wall. Then we took some time to work on our stencils to add to our wall. Finally we took a walk from 139th street to 125th street. While walking we took some pictures of some food stands to add to our mural.

-Nia Imani Anderson

Composite food vendor...



I combined 3 different student photographs to make the bottom reference image.

Week Four: Day One, more painting

Today we put a 2nd coat of paint on the wall. We had to make sure that the lines were straight and weren't sloppy. Today we also painted over any white spots on the wall to make sure that everything was perfect and everything was painted.

-Tia Latimore

Week Three: Day Four

Today, we worked on the second coat of paint on the mural. I believe we all worked well and got a lot accomplished. We also washed a lot of brushes and finished painting most of the unpainted areas of the wall.

-Miles

Week Three: Day Three, Painting

Today we started painting the wall. At first it was fun, but when the sun came out everything fell apart. But it all became better again when we went out for lunch and when we came back we had a good time. Then we started painting the wall again then ended the day.

-Rayshawn Walker







Photographer: Carrington Santana

Week Three: Day Two, Color

Today the Harlem Riders split up into two groups. One group mixed the paint to the perfect color to match the design. The other group finished the drawing on the wall. Great day!

-Carrington Santana




Photographer: Jacinda Milan

Week Three: Day One, Drawing

Today the group practiced drawing from a grid to help us later on the wall. Then we started gridding the wall and drew outlines with the help of our group leader's sketches. It was not easy and it took us some time to finish, but it was worth the effort.

-Nia Imani Anderson





Photographer: Tamera Sanders