Some time ago, an ad for a Mural Mosaic project popped up on my Facebook feed. It refers to a collective project, in which participants paint an image on a small, 6x6" tile, in assigned color scheme. Once finished, they each submit their image to Global Roots Team (project organizer), which then assembles all images into one large mural. That mural (just one among many different ones) gets installed in one of the cities/towns around the world. To get a better idea of what I am talking about, please visit the Global Roots Mural Mosaic website here.
This type of project felt right up my alley, because I do enjoy being a part of something larger and collective in nature. So, I signed up for an available Canadian project - "Nature's Bounty". A short while later, I received a package with instructions, a 6x6" canvas board, some acrylic paint, and a little easel. My assignment was to create a light blue tile, which means that the overall image must come across as light blue, but can include other colors, if they make up less than 20% of the overall picture area. I wanted to create an image that reflected Canadian nature and went well with the color scheme. I figured that a polar bear would fit the need. However, because polar bears also live in other parts of the world, I decided to add an image of a Canadian flag. Due to world events, which took place well after I signed up for this project, the flag has taken on additional significance. Since Canadian flag is rather intense in color and contrast (red and white), I decided to drastically tone down the red, so that it would fit the color scheme better.
Overall, this was a very enjoyable project for me. It is also a great idea for group/family projects, where kids and adults alike can spend some creative time together.
All the tile images have been submitted by now, and the Global Roots Team is working on assembling them together. The unveiling of the mural should take place sometime in the Fall of 2025 - the location hasn't been announced yet.
Below I included a couple of photos from the painting process.
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