Dianna Christopher and I have been talking since the ND students came to Clay – the English hallway is really very drab – certainly not reflective of the “Arts Magnet” school. She wants to do some projects this year to display some literature related art and I definitely encourage her to do so….but I’ve had another thought, as well:
I remember years ago – Joe was thinking about having someone come in a paint book spines up above that cork strip in our hallway – for all the books that we read and for all the classics. But I think it was going to be pretty expensive (which is why it was never done). Wouldn’t it be something if we could somehow get our art students( and teachers) to coordinate efforts to do that – maybe even include some illustrations/murals? Especially from well-known books (like Alice in Wonderland, for instance). I mean – the English department could purchase the supplies – let the art students/teachers plan, sketch and paint 🙂 What do you think?