Monday, July 19, 2010

The murals



Mark and I were looking for a project that we could do that would stay with the kids even after we'd left. After thinking about it and considering different ideas we decided to do murals in the rooms of the kids. The people that will benefit from this the most are the ones that don't receive any attention from people that come because they are considered the "scarier" ones because they scream and will abuse themselves. I found studies that talked about the benefits of having art in the rooms of the disabeled. The studies showed that through the art stimulation the people were calmer and happier. The studies also found that it positively affected their healthy by lowering their blood pressure. We've had fun thus far. Although the paintings aren't all done in the pictures we have sinced finished them but haven't taken new pictures yet.






2 comments:

Laura said...

Oh my gosh . . . those are INCREDIBLE!!!

Mindy said...

I love it! Those look great. You are so talented, Shanna! Those will definitely last long after you have gone. Thank you!!

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