Gallery
 Pedro Cruz |  Fernando Cruz |  Nicole Gallego |
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 Pen Cayatano |  Orlando Garrido |  Walter Castillo |
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 Benjamin Nicholas |  Nelson Young |
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Belizean Artists
 Coming soon! |  Our wall |  Pressure washedThank you Mr. Abel Flores |
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 Plastering the wallThank you Mr. Abel Flores and the town council. |  Plastering the wallThank you Mr. Abel Flores and the town council. |  Plastering the wallThank you Mr. Abel Flores and the town council. |
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 Plastering the wallThank you Mr. Abel Flores and the town council. |
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Prepping the Wall
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 Ms. Merideth A . SansShe was a midwife who lived across the street from the site of our future mural. She birthed over 1000 children, giving life to the community. She passed away when she was 83. We will honor and pay tribute to Nurse Merideth's legacy by artistically represented her in our mural. |
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Inspiration for "A Painted Conversation"
 Supplies arrived & prepping to paintMaking signs |  Supplies arrived & prepping to paintMaking signs |  Supplies arrived & prepping to paintMaking signs |
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 Supplies arrived & prepping to paintMaking signs |  Supplies arrived & prepping to paintPrepping the studio for painting |  Supplies arrived & prepping to paintThanks to Poet Jim who came to the studio to help measure and cut 34 panels for the mural. Tomorrow we will begin priming panels. |
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 Supplies arrived & prepping to paintThanks to Poet Jim who came to the studio to help measure and cut 34 panels for the mural. Tomorrow we will begin priming panels. |
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Prepping to start painting!
 Priming the panels |  Priming the panelsLetting them dry then we can start paint! |  PaintingPanel 1 |
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 PaintingPanel 1 |  PaintingPanel 1 |  PaintingPanel 1 |
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 PaintingPanel 1 |  PaintingPanel 1 |  PaintingPanel 1 |
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 PaintingPanel 2 |
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Materials
Students
Volunteers
Let's Paint!
 Six shades of purple |  Father MudgeFrom the Anglican church getting involved! |  Community painting |
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 Community painting |  Community Painting |  Generation of Fire Youth GroupHelping us paint! |
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 Generation of Fire Youth GroupHelping us paint! |  Generation of Fire Youth GroupHelping us paint! |  Hummingbird |
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 So happy to paint! |  Details |  Details |
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 Details |  Details |  Details |
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 Cutting smocks |  Beautiful |  Beautiful |
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 Amazing! |  Getting there! |  Getting there! |
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Mural Getting There!
 First panel up! |  Butterfly section |  Butterflies |
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 Getting there! |  Getting there! |  Thank you Jeffry! Best helper ever.Natalia Pilato would like to take this moment to thank Miriam Antoinette, founder of For the Children, for hiring Jeffry, a wonderful, humble, skilled and kind worker, to assist me in the last week of installing the Mural. He worked from morning till night with no complaints and took an incredible amount of initiative to get the job done. Thank you Jeffry for your tireless contribution and positive vibes! |
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 Thank you Jeffry! Best helper ever. |  First section up! |  Great day! |
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 Mosiac |  Progress |  PoemThe beautiful and inspirational poem on our mural is by Natasha Velasquez- Galen University Student. |
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 Touch-ups |  Almost there! |  Final touchesChildren's handprints |
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Mural Going Up!
 Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling!Artist's speach |  Celebration time - Unveiling!Mayor Trapp |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling!Mayor Trapp |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling!Another form of art |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling!Another form of art |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling!Viewing the process of the mural |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Celebration time - Unveiling!Ushers for the event |  Celebration time - Unveiling! |
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 Celebration time - Unveiling! |  Great AppreciationMassive thank you to all in-kind donors and sponsors |
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 Night scene |  Mango baby |  Children's handprints |
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 Butterflies |  Cute little girl |  Hummingbird |
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 Iguana |  Child |  "Under the tree we flourish" |
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 Day |  The view |  The view |
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 Night scene |  Mango babies |  Learning |
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 Iguana |  We are one! |  Sponsors |
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 Tranquilo mosaic |  In-kind Donor |  BeautifulResult of community collaboration, time and extreme effort. |
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The Unveiling Ceremony
At Last - Mission Completed
