Painting the World-
Literally
We’ve been using the
tag line “Painting your world beautiful, one surface at a time” for a few years
now. Over the past few weeks that has been quite literally the case. The
completed exterior Kiwanis mural includes a large globe of the earth and children
in a range of ethnicities. Painting is always a joy and even more joyous when painting
for an entity whose sole purpose is to help the children in the local community
and around the globe.
The purpose of the
mural was to bring attention to the north thrift store located near a major
intersection in the city of Cape Coral, Florida. The building needed to stand
out. It certainly does now with its bold vibrant colors from top to bottom and
side to side.
As with any exterior mural, there were some challenges
along the way. According to the city rules of what constitutes a mural versus a
sign, letters and numbers could not be used in the mural. The original mural
ideas had included the titles of the various Kiwanis Club divisions. Ultimately,
images of the activities within the clubs were selected rather than words.
Aktion Club whose Mission is: Mission:
To provide adults
living with disabilities an opportunity to develop initiative, leadership skills
and to serve their communities.
K-Kids: Elementary
School Age Students
Builders Club:
Middle School Age Students
Key Club: High
School Age Students
Each age group is an
international, student-led organization that provides its members with opportunities
to provide service, build character and develop leadership.
And the Annual Kid
Fest
We're blessed with amazing weather here in SW Florida. Sunshine rains supreme so special care is done using exterior and lightfast paints. We also experienced a phenomenal amount of rain during the mural process. A true testament to the tenacity and quick dry time of the paints used.
So may people stopped by to compliment and to have their photo taken with the mural. We're looking forward to seeing more photos as visitors take their picture with this new Cape Coral landmark.
Be sure to tag Swan Studios Inc and Kiwanis Club of Cape Coral !
#Kiwanismural #streetart #landmarkmural
