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Community Collaboration helps build bridges of understanding and creates Peace.

In the back, Peter Baumgartner, and coming forwards Mary and Don Hunt and in the very front, Garnet Rivers.

jen roth and candace shepard

these two are instrumental in getting this project rolling. it was candace's vision, (candace is on the right), that saw a opportunity for creative community collaboration in the walls of a crumbling municipal wastewater tank and jen, well, jen, (on the left), has all the world in her heart and also facilitates the GAP Group.

Thank you Jen and Candace!

Arty is the black puppy in the picture!

Tile Painting Workshops

During a handful of tile painting workshops offered in 2006 children, moms, dads, guys, and gals of all ages came to paint images on the tiles. The materials were simple unglazed, or bisqued, tiles, underglaze paint colors, and clear glaze. All the materials were provided. The tiles were then taken to the ART HUT, a facility of the Town of Lyons Parks Recreation and CULTURAL Department, where they were glaze fired to cone 04 in an electric kiln.

Pictures of birds are provided for inspiration but partipants are encouraged to paint whatever they want.

These beautiful photos were taken by Cathy Magnifico Powers

In order of Appearance:
Maya
Valerie
Michele and Simone
Dewey
Don and Mary Hunt


The photos of Maya, Michele and Simone pictured at the Lyons Chapter Odd Fellows Hall, are taken during a tile painting event co-sponsored by the Lyons Arts and Humanities Council, www.artinlyons.org.

Don and Mary, Dewey and Valerie were photographed during a session of tile painting at the Lyons Middle/Senior Highschool. These event was sponsored by the Lyons Area Advisory Council on Aging and is an example of the fine activities of the GAP group or the Generationally Active People.

clearing the space. photos by cathy magnifico powers

In order of Appearance:
Phyllis O'Rourke
Jen Roth
Joel and Marcel Such