Day 1 (Monday). This was the first day of the Mural Making Intensive Class at IMA in Oakland. There are 12 of us in the class, taught by Laurel True. Some students came from far away (Vermont, San Diego, Seattle). Laurel covered design, transfer, and prep techniques. Her design is called: Birds of Paradise and is 4'x8'. The 12 of us took turns at the different steps in the process. We are installing the mural in the large IMA classroom, so there is no need to transport it to the installation site.
Mural Prep includes: 1) Marking sections and coding colors, flow and bridging areas; 2) Transferring design onto mesh with Sharpie pens; 3) Covering boards with plastic sheets; 4) Taping mesh to boards.
Goal of Day 1 was to cut and set all mirror pieces. Mirror is used in some border areas, swirls, and veins in the leaves and flowers. Fused dichroic glass are used for the stamens in the hibiscus flowers, and for the feathers in the birds.
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