The wording included in the final piece comes from the City Club of Cleveland’s creed: ‘I am a product of the people, a cross section of the community, weak as they are weak and strong in their strength. Believing that knowledge of our failings and our powers begets a greater strength.’
With this mural design I convey the expression inherent in free speech by layering a variety of hand made mark making techniques (brush strokes, drips, and washes that are then translated into screen printing layers) and updated with a young woman as the central figure. This colorful, energetic, and vibrant design visualizes not only our citizens and community but abstracts concepts such as exchange, voicing, listening, contemplation, learning, and building.
