The BLM mural of Utica NY, a summer project that I partaken in with three other black artists to spread awareness to our community. Here are the things that I did for this project.

 • Brainstormed theme, planning out layout and collaboration with other artists
• Assisted with measurements of mural and observed digital sizing of elements
• Prepped wall - cleaning and priming
• Painted base coat and completed spray paint work for background
• Fabricated stamps for black “squares” that mimic the outline of the Cornhill neighborhood
• Helped with calculation of quantity and selection of paint and materials needed for project
• Assisted with project timeline 
• Observed budget creation and securing of funding 
• Layout and painting of full geometric border on mural
• Painting of select squares 
• Daily set up and clean up of site and tools
• Assisted with Community Event - set up, ran paint tables and helped those who needed it paint on the wall
• Assisted with applying anti-graffiti coating

This is a 16 foot wall that took a lot of brain power to decide what we wanted to put on it.

The grid here was inspired by the shape of a neighborhood that the wall is located in.

The growth of the mural was incredible, it may have only been 25 and a half hours of work per artists just the bond that we had during those weeks was the best thing someone can ask for.

We had a press conference along with a community event for people that live around this wall to come up and paint something that they want others to know/think about. Many people have taken pictures infant of the mural and they have also help their own events as well.

In the end a team of five black artist made a simple idea become a piece of art work that inspire many people.