Friday, August 8, 2008

no is no; si' is yes

i opened this email from mikey this morning:

Hey Angel~
This is the Arts Endowment grant. The deadline is AUgust 11!!!!! Can we do it?
http://www.nea.gov/Grants/apply/GAP09/VisualartsAAE.html

ah, what would I do with out mikey? ;-)

I do think we will attempt this grant.

Mikey met with the art teacher at Rosedale Middle School yesterday, or maybe the day before, and she is extremely excited about using the mural site in her 8th grade curriculum and initiatives this year. She informed mikey that her budget of $1600 from last year was cut in half. $800 dollars is now her budget for an entire year.

Mikey and I both, have always believed that this mural site can be a catalyst for positive change in Rosedale; a venue, really, for civic & artistic pride... a reminder that a constant source of creativity in life can certainly... be seeds of hope.

Though, the question has & will always be--how much change; how much hope?

how many young people, community members, should benefit--or take part in this project. Should it be a one time event--paint a mural, bask in it's beauty and walk away-- or should it be a revolving project-- engaging the youth and community members at large for years to come...

I often say, the only constant is change...
and so mikey said yesterday, with subtle conviction, why can't this mural revolve, change, be reborn each year with each new class of 8th graders.
ah, ha!
why not?

murals aren't generally created with such intent...eh?
no.

and so, we are thinking this may be the road to venture down...
as mr. nicholls shared a few posts back:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

difference...
making... a difference

shall we?

si'. we should.

or rather,
we have to.

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