Once google earth is installed, down load this file, then doubleclick on it. Eric Okdeh's Mural Tour
Once you are in, you can navigate through the tour in the "Places" panel on the left side of the window. The sites are organized from my latest projects to my earliest, way back in 1999.
Just got word that there will be an Obama rally at the site of one of my murals in Southwest Philly. Michelle Obama and Jill Biden will be holding a rally at Myers Rec Center at 58th and Kinsessing. Below is the email I received. (thanks for the heads up Lindsey)
I hope everything held up over the past year or so.
This Wednesday, September 24th, please join Michelle Obama and Jill Biden at a rally in Philadelphia.
The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required, but an RSVP is encouraged. Space is limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For security reasons, do not bring bags. Please limit personal items. No signs or banners allowed. If you cannot make it to this event but would still like to support Barack, you can make a donation here:
The Channel 6 segment that was filmed on monday should be airing tonight. After I was interviewed, the reporter talked to 3 different people who helped work on the mural. Some are staff and some are members.
In addition I was just interviewed by WHYY's Maiken Scott for a segment on the mural that they will air tomorrow morning, just in time for the dedication (which, by the way, starts at 11am at 41st and Market Sts). This ceremony should be the biggest one I've had to date.
A link to the WHYY interview is here, its very short
There will be a large dedication celebrating the completion of my "Transformation" mural this Friday September 12th at 11am.
The ceremony will be held at 41st and Market Sts. It promises to be a huge event, staff and members all 6 organizations that participated in the project will be in attendance. Come and be a part of the ceremony as well!
here is the official invite
in addition the mural has gotten some press in anticipation of this event. Tomorrow, I will be doing a short interview with channel 6 news, Im not sure when it will air, as of yet
Here are a few write-ups the mural has received, click on the links below to view the scans in PDF format
This last Hartranft Student blog comes a bit late. There was a lot of video to work on this time around.
The mural is very close to being complete. Here are some images of the wall as it stands right now. We were finally able to reach the very top of the mural with our bucket lift, it was a tight fit, but Jenny, Beverly, and I were able to match the colors spot on. Before this as a class we were able to touch up just about everything, we even installed some glass.
Heres a slideshow of the Tree of Honor wall.
Here are the last two interviews the students conducted. Koran interviews Desiree Bender, my co-instructor, and Colin interviews Keir Johnston the lead assistant muralist for the project.
On the last day, Desiree and I planned to turn the tables on the students and interview them about their experience this summer. We were all pretty wiped out, as the last day had us touching up and installing glass panels, but we managed to get it done. What you see here is our last few minutes of class. Its a mix of exhaustion, and relief. Ive assembled all 8 interviews into one movie that will be part of a DVD I'll give to my class.
...as an extra bonus to the dvd, I put together this slideshow of some of the best photos of the summer, mixed with a time lapse progression of the wall being painted. I feel it captures the spirit of the class this summer.
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