Date Range: Spring/Summer 2018
Role: Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Interviewer, Researcher
Objectives Achieved: Celebrate the Creative Community, Express a Diverse Array of Portraits Based on Community Roles (142 in total), Interview the Creatives Featured, Design and Mock-Up the Completed Vinyl Wrap
Skills Used: Illustration, Community Building, Graphic Design, Large-Scale Planning, Copywriting, Storytelling, Interviewing, Artistic Administration, Archival Organization
Alex posing with the Yaletown Vinyl Wrap Mural.
Can you spot any familiar faces?
This project with The City of Vancouver deeply shaped Drawing Thanks in its early days. In order to achieve a mural of 142 faces of Vancouver, each week leading up to install was given a theme: Local Business Leaders, Local Artists, Local Photographers, Local Upcyclers, Local Designers, Local Athletes, Local Artists, Local Musicians, etc. It was a wonderful way to build a personal sense of community—especially when folks were asked who should be drawn next! Webs were spun, dots were connected, and a greater sense of community began to inform Drawing Thanks.
Vinyl Wrap Mural Mock-Up and Cut-Out
