I’ve participated in the Welling Court Mural Project since 2011, organized by the Adhoc Art Gallery, this public beautification project takes place in the Northwest corner of Astoria, Queens and transforms it with pieces by a large group of internationally known street artists.
I worked on the same wall for 5 years, until finally the location was developed and a new 5 story building went up and my wall went away.
I come up with the concept and rough out an idea for the space and then invite non-artists to help me, we’ve had people from the neighborhood lend a hand.
We’ve gotten a lot of great response from the messaging, which usually involves direction or a sense of place. The location of the wall was at an intersection so that cars would be heading straight towards before having to make a turn.
