After a brief preliminary meeting, artist chose their station and then on the weekend of Mar. 3-4 came to the Bishop Cronyn Anglican Church in London Ontario. In that weekend, only, the 16 arists completed their '4'x 8'mural with the theme they wished to address. I decided to be part of this weeked as I felt that the lack of consideration for the environment might not be addressed by the other artist. I chose the Station 12 ...the crucifixtion. I naturally put in Christ on the cross but then place the gallows beside him as this was they way they killed those people who had been condemn in this part of the world. Out from Christ ran rows of crosses which had evolved from the dead Ash trees. In the foreground the metal trees which they now have in downtown London replaced the Ash. Upon the metal trees sat a vulture as a symbol of death but also as the ancient messenger waiting to take your soul to heaven. In the background the fields were covered with house after house after house and the city in the centre surrounded by grey pavement. The chimney swifts which often take over an old chimney in some centres are in the sky but in London some places have torn the chimneys down or cappped them leaving this species even more at risk. When the weeked was over the 14 murals were attached to posts around the church and finally taken down after the Easter weekend. Some of them caused some concern for the message they evoked and a few articles about them where in the London Free Press and picked up by the Toronto Sun. As wildlifeartist we have a tremendous ability to present our message in a visual form. Since people are more visual learners then auditory, we can use our skills and passion to put forth the message that the environment really matters and needs to be respected. Who would have thought that you could paint the Stations of the Cross and do that. If you go to Arts Voice London on facebook, you can see other murals.
