The completed drawing for the
indoor mural.
FOX CH APE L AR EA SC H OO L NE WS
ox Chapel Area
For the indoor mural, students submitted completed designs, and staff worked with Ms. McLaughlin to select the most successful drawings and identify
common themes. The elements were then combined to develop a cohesive design. For this piece, students also created small clay medallions that will be
incorporated into the completed mural. Fall semester students painted out the preliminary design on the panels, and spring semester students will be
applying tiles and installing the panels.
It was a huge undertaking
and involved countless
hours; 80 hours alone
were spent with Ms.
McLaughlin. The project
continues as second
semester art students will
be placing the mosaic tiles
that will complete the
mural for the entrance to
the art wing.
Ms. Stewart also invited
two students to document
the entire process on
video. “Documentation
is important, not only
Artist-in-residence Ms. McLaughlin observes as a student cuts tile.
for preserving and
understanding the history
with my hands.” What made this project
of the project, which is a permanent
especially interesting to her, was “working
and visible installation, but also for the
on a whimsical piece – not what you see
sake