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A rendering of what the new mural on the corner of Fort Thomas Ave. and Audubon. |
The City of Fort Thomas is receiving many gifts for its
150th birthday. The most recent? A colorful mural.
The idea was born like so many sesquicentennial ideas have
been born: The mural serves as yet another way to celebrate all Fort Thomas has
to offer, while also serving as something that will benefit the city for years
to come.
“It was definitely a group effort,” says Fort Thomas
resident Cathy Sonnett, who designed the mural. “We saw the potential to
capture this great milestone for our city and share it with the community in a
more permanent way. We'd love to see more opportunities for murals that compliment
the cities landscape in the future, perhaps an ongoing mural program that uses
local talent.”
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"The mural will reflect the rich heritage and the history of Fort Thomas, and our company is proud to have the mural painted on our building," Pogue says.
Fort Thomas resident Greg Dee, a sales manager with
Sherwin-Williams, and Chad Hart, also with Sherwin-Williams, are donating the
paint. “They were extremely helpful and generous, Greg in making the initial
contact and Chad meeting with me to provide insight on the paint choices,”
Sonnett says. Sonnett says they also completed a wall test to ensure the right
type of paint is being used. It is fast-drying paint so each coat will dry in
about an hour.
Other folks who have helped out with the project include
Fort Thomas resident Adam Blau, who helped secure the scaffolding, and Judge Cameron Blau, who will help install it. Hilary Colborn, Adam Blau’s fiancĂ©e,
has a background in fine art and works as a development manager at The
Carnegie. She has offered to help paint the mural. Sonnett says Jason Hargis
contributed to the initial design ideas, and is helping to organize the
execution of the mural and recruit volunteers. Brian Sand and Debbie Buckley
have also helped to coordinate the process.
Depending on weather and volunteers, here is the project
timeline for the mural’s process:
• June 27th: scaffolding goes up
• June 27th: one coat of primer, three coats of base blue
goe up
• July 1st: design and paint, utilizing projector and trace,
star templates, roughing out and completing)
The mural’s team goal is to complete the project by July 2.
How can you help? The mural team is looking for Highlands High
School art students specifically, but anyone who has a background and/or is
skilled in painting is more than welcome to come help paint July 1 and
potentially July 2.
As with most things sesquicentennial related, this gift is
just yet another example of our community coming together to accomplish
something that will benefit all our residents for years to come. A bonus benefit? The mural team hopes this project will spark interest in additional murals to dot our city in the future.
A to be who has a background or is skilled in paid tiny is welcomed. That includes other schools.
ReplyDeleteThat may be stretching it a bit....it also asks for help from anyone who has any skills with painting to help. The 150th is a celebration of all things Ft Thomas, past, present and future. Whether you live here now or used to live here. The city would love your help with the celebration if you have time. Contact the city building to see what you can do.
ReplyDeleteMAYBE SOME HELP COULD BE PUSHED TO THE FT THOMAS SIGN TON MEMORIAL THAT YOU CAN NOT REALLY SEE. LITTLE MULCH AND ATTENTION WOULD GO A LONG WAY
ReplyDeleteI grew up in fort thomas and now work as a muralist. Painting large scale is my profession and I would love to help out.
ReplyDeleteI also grew up in Fort Thomas (and ON THAT STREET -- Audubon Place) and I commented a few days ago about how I thought the mural on the side of that building would be tacky and gawdy. For some reason, the "editors" decided to censor and not allow that comment even though it was respectful (but an opposing view). What gives, FTM? Only allowing warm, fuzzy, agreeable responses now? Way to promote ethical journalism! Let's try this again...in my opinion, these murals promoting businesses, events, etc. should remain in the business district in the center of town and most certainly AWAY from resident's homes. That's NOT what I want to see when I visit family. Advertising has its place and it's not right next to someone's house -- especially with property taxes as high as they are in Fort Thomas. There. Now let's see if you'll allow this attempt at adult dialogue.
ReplyDeleteAdult conversations usually involved names and faces. Anonymous comments are filtered automatically and aren't checked frequently.
DeleteFeel free to sign your name or continue the conversation on one of our social platforms.
Mark, you make no sense at all. There are two other anonymous comments before mine and they've been posted. If you don't wish to allow anonymous commenters the right to comment, then I suggest disabling that option. Common sense, really.
DeleteYou're right. There are anonymous comments, but if you'd like an adult conversation - your words - I was simply stating that it's hard to do that without knowing who you're talking to.
DeleteI know the volunteers who are hard at work making this happen would more than welcome your feedback.
I'll leave this up so that you can read it, but my guess is that you'd rather complain anonymously versus getting involved in a meaningful way.