Finishing Projects
There is something satisfying about seeing a project come to its conclusion. I think it’s safe to say that the longer the project takes to complete, the more people involved, and the larger the scope, the more satisfying the conclusion. I’ve been sitting on the outer reaches of a large project for the past six months, watching my friends Matt Coleman, Jordie Burton and Toge Heersink put crazy amounts of work into the En Masse Collaborative Mural Project . My involvement started and ended at carrying pieces of the mural between classrooms. Hindsight being what it is, I wish Jordie explained what the “canvas” was made of, because it felt like granite! There were many people who were much more involved with me. Three teacher advisors, 66 students, 3 outside artists, school admin, HDSB facilities staff, City of Burlington employees, City Councillors, the Mayor. To hear the students involved with the project talk about their mural, it was easy to see...