Detroit mural!

 Yep! I can now officially add #DetroitMuralist to my resume ;-)

Thank you Detroit City Walls for this incredible opportunity to create a #publicart #mural for #Detroit's historic #Dexter neighborhood!

60ft long, 16-1/2ft tall.

#SherwinWilliams Latitude paint came in handy, with this early Fall project! I painted when it was 48 degrees, and through light precipitation. Great product!

Happy Independence Day

 "United We Stand, Divided We Fall," was a combination of two identical canvas paintings, I created of the Statue of Liberty, then cut and wove them together. 

Here's a sneak peek behind the scenes:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8etfFDE/

#art #wendypopko #alteredart

Been a while...

 

Flight or fight

 When my anxiety starts to kick into overdrive, what do I do?

I paint.

Does this make me feel better?

No.

But now I have something cool to look at after 😎.

Sterling Heights Public Library

 Had so much fun on this project, located in the teen section of the Sterling Heights Public Library! I was asked to design and install a #mural for this spot, but I thought I could use this as an opportunity to give back to my community ;-) 

Instead, I volunteered to #design and map out the image on the wall, and the librarians signed up teens as long as they participated in the Summer Reading Program. The Sterling Heights Arts Commission paid for the paint and brushes. 

My hopes were to encourage and inspire Sterling Heights teens to explore public art, and pick up a book ;-)

Librarian Kat finished off the center! Didn't they all do a great job?!? 

#upcycle #jacket with #VanGogh #StarryNight theme

 

So I guess now I customize and #upcycle clothes? Here's a short clip of what I did and how I did it!

 https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRsUpL23/

BIG news this week!!

I have been holding onto this secret ALL summer and now I can share it the BIG news!!!

While painting, "Trail Blazer," on #VentimigliaItalianFoods in #SterlingHeights, I was also illustrating a #picturebook! What kind of picture book? 

... Well, I thought it was very interesting...

It's an alphabet book about #Presidential #pets, going back to #President #Washington !! 

And there's more... the #authors really went above and beyond with their research. They are #journalists after all! They discovered and was granted permission for me to print out articles and letters about the presidents who are mentioned. I glued the copies and created the illustrations over these authentic pieces of history. 

I am so glad Janis Campbell and Cathy Collision reached out to me for this project. It's been an incredible journey with these two, but I feel like we're just getting started.

If you're in the #GrandRapids area during #ArtPrize this year, you can see the original #paintings on display at the #AtwaterBrewery located on the corner of #Michigan and Monroe Avenue. 

This book is truly a book for all ages! A lot of nuggets of information to hunt for.