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Getting us together through MOREart mural Date published: 7/27/2007
THE CREATION of the My hope was to bridge the divide that prevents people from speaking to one another. I wanted people to discover that although our outside appearances vary, we learn, dream, love, cry, hear, grow, smell, laugh, see, eat, and feel pain the same way. We are one as human beings. That vision has not changed. MORE is about bringing people together, recognizing our differences, and celebrating them. We advanced our mission ten-fold with the MOREart! community mosaic mural project. The magnificent mural that you can now view at Roxbury Farm & Garden Center took nearly two years to reach completion. MORE board member and artist Suzanne Moe presented her concept over a year and a half ago. The project went through Moe asked fellow mosaic artist Andrea Shreve Taylor to coordinate the project with her. We were again blessed when Taylor agreed. The next step was finding students willing to volunteer their time once a week for five months. This commitment would culminate in a full week of sweaty, hot work just as the school year was ending--a time when they would likely prefer to be hanging out beside a swimming pool and taking it easy. Nine wonderful kids, ranging in age from 11 to 18, heeded the call and made the lengthy pledge. Under Moe's and Taylor's tutelage, the Youth Art Team grew into The mural was installed in mid-June. That first morning was hotter than blazes and there were only a handful of volunteers on site, ready to tackle this enormous, empty cinder-block wall.
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