Excited for the #NFLDraft to come to #Detroit !

 Did you know...

If you visit the City of Detroit now until the end of the NFL Draft, you can find gigantic football cleats (5ft 8in) throughout the City?!? 

I challenge you to find all visit all 20 cleats! Each cleat was designed and painted by 20 local artists to reflect 20 different Detroit non-profits.

I had the opportunity to team up with Detroit Lion's Frank Ragnow for his nonprofit, "Rags" Remembered. This cleat is located in front of the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel.

If you're interested in seeing more of my work, you can find it here:

https://paintwhip.blogspot.com/?m=0

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/