Leavenworth’s newest mural, a collaboration between Sage Mountain Natural Foods and Ms. Dillon’s Digital Art class, is set to be completed by mid-October and will be painted on the side of a shipping container located to the left of Sage.
Cascade High School students have been an integral part of this project from the very beginning. At the start of October, Digital Art students visited the local health food market and were tasked with “creat[ing] a mural that embodies everything that Sage stands for,” explained student-artist Claire Henscheid (12).
After this initial visit, students returned to the classroom and drafted designs.
“Each student submitted a design and the classes voted on them. We narrowed it down to six top designs that were sent to our client Danielle Gibbs,” explained CHS Art Teacher Ms. Dillon. Gibbs, the owner of Sage Mountain and an avid supporter of the arts, selected elements of designs submitted by both Mia Dreis (12) and Hazel Eschen (12) for the final mural.
“I actually [created the final design] on the plane back from Maine and it took a good portion of the flight,” explained Eschen.
“I would say it took three hours for the final thing,” said Dries.
The next step in the process of creating the mural required gridding the design on to the shipping container where it will be featured. Each grid was numbered so the final mural can be sketched and painted in an organized way. This allows all of the students enrolled in Dillon’s class to help out and have an active role in the project.
“I am glad that I got be a part of the design process and I am excited to see how my design turns out as everyone [in the class] has their own square,” said Dreis.
This mural, located to the left of Sage Mountain Natural Foods on Duncan Road, has given CHS students the opportunity to create lasting works of art for the Leavenworth community and make valuable connections with a local business.
“This is a good project to get kids involved in the application of art in the real world. This is community beautification and a great use of class time,” said Dreis.
“It’s fun and it’s nice to know that something that I participated in creating will be here for people to see and enjoy,” added Eschen.
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