Last weekend Stefan Ways traveled to Baltimore from his new home in Portland, Oregon to coordinate Shift, a mural project in the Highlandtown Community Garden. Prominent artists from Baltimore and DC took part: Chelove, Ernest Shaw, Jr, Mas Paz, Nether, Pablo Machioli, Reed Bmore, Stefan Ways, and Wake.
Stefan painted a Snail Train on the side of a house. An old railroad storage building, several hundred feet long, served as the canvas for the other artists. Mas Paz and Chelove did a collaborative piece entitled Bloom where you’re planted. Pablo recreated two pieces from his Follow Her series. Mas created a second piece entitled la tierra es de quien la trabaja. This slogan attributed to Emiliano Zapata translates as the land belongs to those who work it. Wake cleverly included a wise old bird sitting atop a nest of electrical cables. Nether and Ernest Shaw Jr. also did a collaborative mural. Nether painted the Greek god Apollo high atop rowhomes. Ernest’s mural evokes a distinct Biblical overtone. Reed Bmore‘s wire sculpture shows a child swinging along playground exercise rings that morph from a set of handcuffs.
The Highlandtown Community Garden is located near the corner of N Conkling Street and Leverton Avenue.
- Stefan Ways at work on his Snail Train
- A view from the Highlandtown Community Garden of Stefan at work
- Watching Stefan at work
- All aboard the Snail Train
- Close-up view of Chelove’s mural for #shiftbaltimore
- Day One … Bloom where you’re planted, a collaborative mural by Mas Paz and Chelove
- Day Two … Bloom where you’re planted, a collaborative mural by Mas Paz and Chelove
- Mas at work on the mural he and Chelove are painting for #shiftbaltimore
- Mas adds detail to the mural he and Chelove are painting for #shiftbaltimore
- Mas Paz at the end of Day Two
- Chelove at work on the mural she and Mas Paz are painting for #shiftbaltimore
- Chelove at work on the mural she and Mas Paz are painting for #shiftbaltimore
- Chelove at the end of Day Two
- Pablo Machioli outlines his mural Follow her for #shiftbaltimore
- Pablo adds the base coat
- Follow Her for #shiftbaltimore
- Mas paints in the clouds while Pablo works on his …
- An up-close view of Pablo at work
- Stefan, Mas and Nether discussing next steps
- Mas acknowledges the rave reviews from community members
- Mas begins work on la tierra es de quien la trabaja
- Stefan Ways filling in detail on la tierra es de quien la trabaja
- Stefan directing traffic
- Checking out Reed Bmore’s wire sculpture
- A wise and clever old bird by Wake
- Nether and Stefan discussing the mural of Apollo
- Nether working on the details of his mural of Apollo
- At the end of Day One
- Nether and Ernest Shaw Jr. discussing next steps
- Ernest Shaw spraying on color layers
- Apollo by Nether
- Reaching out
- The finished piece by Ernest Shaw Jr
- Reed Bmore at work
- Reed Bmore’s sculpture for #shiftbaltimore
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