This project was
a one day mural collaboration between the seniors of St. Mary's Center
in Oakland, a deaf, teenagers program and Americorps. The seniors and
the teens did self-portraits and the teens transcribed them onto the
wall for the seniors who were to frail to paint. We all had a wonderful
time and worked very hard.
St
Mary's Center works with frail, homebound and homeless seniors, families
in need of food and inner-city pre-schoolers. It is a wonderful organization
and needs support. They have some very beautiful gift sets of notecards
with envelopes using homeless seniors art and stories from their lives.
They really are wonderful, moving, tender and funny. If you are interested
in purchasing any of these (and supporting St. Mary's) please contact
them:
St. Mary's Center 636 22nd st., Oakland, CA 94612 510.893.4723
