It`s finished!

“I See Skyway”, completed summer 2010 (design by youth in Urban Family program at Creston Point)
“Diversity Makes Us Beautiful”, completed September 2015 (design chosen by zip code 98178 / community vote)
Skyway / West Hill
MURAL
RENOVATION
PROJECT
2015
Michèle Savelle
Project Coordinator
Introduction
Because of the length and complexity of the project, I use a simple
first-person timeline format for this report, which necessarily omits a
lot of detail. A few images help to tell the story. At the end there is a
list of resources. - MS
Project location: Northwest corner of the intersection of
Martin Luther King Jr Wy S and S 129th St, Seattle, 98178
November 2014
Project location, shown on poster-distribution
map I made for the project.
Ayanna Brown (Alajawan’s Hands Foundation) called me to ask for help. The
mural I had coordinated in 2010 had been badly tagged and was an eyesore:
We agreed we’d work together, starting after the holidays.
January 2015
Contacted Aaron Halley at King County to discuss permit:
$500 fee, application form and certificate of insurance.
Ayanna offered to look into getting a 4Culture grant for the project.
February
Connected with community organizations and leaders about the new project,
invited participation.
Came up with the theme, “diversity” and began to enlist help from a few
personal friends in community
Investigated removal of tags, test was done by Graffitti Busters - impossible!
Visited hardware stores and gathered costs of paint and all necessary supplies.
Developed budget: ~ $6,000 - $7,000.
Found coatings consultant (TM Coatings Consultant) and professional painting
company (Fawcett Painting) and got bids / commitments.
March 2015
Was connected to Roman Casino by a friend in the community;
owner Jim Routos pledged $3,000 to the project.
Skyway Solutions pledged $3,000 as well.
S k y w a y / We s t H i l l
MURAL DESIGN CONTEST
April 1 - 30, 2015
It is big: 130 feet long, and 10 feet tall at its highest point.
I agreed to pay for the permit.
Announced project at West Hill Community Association
Board meeting and invited participation. Was able to secure help
in getting the word out to community, orgs and schools.
Got connected to wider community network, and sent out press
release / “call for participation” on March 24th, 2015.
This is the shape of the wall:
The mosaic eye will be kept.
Get creative! Contest is open to everyone.
The 2010 “(eye) See Skyway” mural at the
northwest corner of S 129th St and Martin Luther
King Jr Way S has been ruined by tagging. The
community is going to create a new one there in
July-August 2015.
Get an entry form at:
Please take a minute to think about the theme of
‘diversity’ and do a sketch /idea for a new design!
The form is also available for download
at: www.buildskywaywesthill.org
There will be a community vote in June, and the
winning design idea will be applied to the wall.
Contest ends: April 30, 2015
Learned that community wanted a design contest.
Developed deep email list for the project via networking.
Created posters and entry forms for the contest. Got secure
metal collection boxes for collecting contest entries.
Publicized project / contest through posters, digital network and
“SkySol News”, a digital newsletter put out by Skyway Solutions.
Contacted several local stores for possible donations of
materials and supplies, learned how to apply.
Drafted letter requesting store donations, using Skyway
Solutions as the supporting non-profit. Sent it to stores.
Skyway Library on S 126th in the heart of the
Skyway business district or Grocery Outlet at
68th on Renton Avenue
Turn in your sketch / idea at the Skyway
Library or Grocery Outlet by then.
Participating organizations include
Alajawan’s Hands Foundation
Urban Family Center
RAYS
Skyway Solutions
Skyway Boys and Girls Club
West Hill Business Association
Skyway VFW
Greater Skyway Community Church
King County Fire District 20
West Hill Community Association
Secured permission from “Have A Heart” (recreational marijuana
store next to the mural wall) for use of water and electricity.
206-817-1328
[email protected]
MURAL DESIGN CONTEST 2015
Mural location: Retaining wall on the northwest corner of the
intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Way S and S 129th St.
CONTEST RULES:
One design per person
Name, phone number and email, if you have one, are required.
CONTEST ENDS April 30th. All entries will be scanned and
presented for a community vote in a number of locations.
Voting will happen in June, with the winner announced in early July.
The mural will be painted by the community in August 2015
Turn in your entry by April 30th, 2015 at:
Skyway Library or Grocery Outlet in Skyway
Your name: ……………………………………………………………
Your email: ……………………………………………………………
ENTRY FORM
DESIGN RULES:
There must be some kind of TITLE.
The mural’s theme is ‘DIVERSITY’.
The existing EYEBALL MUST BE PART OF THE NEW DESIGN.
All the NEIGHBORHOOD NAMES MUST BE INCLUDED too:
Skyway
Campbell Hill
Skycrest
Lakeridge
Hill Top
Earlington
Bryn Mawr
Panorama View
BE CREATIVE! This contest is open to everyone in zip code
98178. The wall is 130 feet long, and 10 feet tall at the tallest point,
right above the eye.
This end will be reserved for a “Thank You” panel, for the names of
everyone who helped to make this project happen.
Draw or write your design idea inside the shape of the wall below.
Make sure you include a title, the eye and the neighborhood names.
Use a larger piece of paper if you wish, and attach it securely.
Contact Michele Savelle with any questions:
[email protected]
206-817-1328
April
Launched contest April 1st (to end April 30th) with paper and
online entry mechanisms in place.
Entry forms available and finished entries collected at
Skyway Grocery Outlet and Skyway Library all month.
Presented project at West Hill Community Association Quarterly
meeting to share progress and solicit participation.
May
Connected with Angela Larsen, professional muralist, for help,
and secured her committment for August-September work.
And more
are joining
in all the time!
For more information and to get involved
Michele Savelle
Your phone number: …………………………………
Agreed that Skyway Solutions would provide certificate of
insurance for permit; Michael Majeed agreed to get it.
See the entry form for more
details and instructions.
Angela Larsen, mural artist - portfolio
May continued
10 entries were received and scanned/photographed for placement into
new Skyway Solutions printed newsletter (“a Voice”) as a mail-in ballot.
(See “Contest” page for entrries’ information)
Developed online ballot mechanism via Skyway Solutions’ webmaster.
Evaluation of primer color samples from Fawcett Painting and selection
of final colors with Angela Larsen’s help.
Requested help from Fawcett Painting for possible Miller Paint donation.
Followed up on the possible store donations. All stores agreed to donate
and provided instructions for pick-up / process.
June
front page of “a Voice”, issue 1
Publication of “a Voice”, which was mailed to 9,600 addresses in zip
code 98178, requesting that all recipients chose one mural design and
mail back the ballot to the Skyway Solutions P.O. Box.
Voting continued through the end of June, by mail and via the online
ballot. 339 people voted.
Contacted 4 Culture for information about their “Open 4 Culture Projects”
grant. Began preparations to apply.
July
After long delay, certificate of insurance was secured, and application for
permit was submitted to Aaron Halley at King County. (see “Resources”)
Ballots were counted (and recounted twice) by myself and three other
community members at the Skyway Library on the evening of July 1st.
front of ballot insert
“Diversity makes us beautiful” by Kaite Mark was the clear winner.
Began shopping for materials and supplies, with the agreement that I
would be reimbursed by Skyway Solutions, holder of funds for project.
Submitted application to 4 Culture for $1,500, to cover Angela Larsen’s
fee of $1,200 and to pay myself $300 for coordination work. Confirmed
all paperwork, etc, with Skyway Solutions as supporting non-profit.
Learned on July 9th of approval of our 4 Culture grant application, and
completed contract.
Organized “Tag Team” of community members, to deal with tags
as they appear; secured permission to store paint, etc, long term at
Have A Heart.
Presentation at West Hill Community Association quarterly meeting
about project, sharing progress and soliciting participation.

winner
back of ballot insert, with mailing panel
Preparations:
August
Shopping for materials and supplies continued.
Learned that Fawcett Painting would donate all the paint colors for the
project, thanks to inside (personal) connections.
Ten-year permit secured from King County on August 12th.
Michèle putting up
painting party posters
Announcements of work parties via digital networks and posters throughout
the community (see poster-distribution map in the introduction).
Clearing of blackberries and wall preparation was done.
Wall was special-coated and primed August 19th-20th
“Draw-out” of new design was done on August 22nd:
(Savelle, Larsen and Mark)
Community painting party #1: August 23rd - 25 people attended
90% of work was done; next stage had to wait 2 weeks for rain to stop
September
Torin Mowbray, special
coatings consultant,
preparing to coat the top of
the wall to seal it against
moisture
Community painting party #2: September 10
Community painting party #3: September 12 - mural was nearly finished
Final touches by Savelle, Liebetanz and Mark: September 22
Jerry Smith of Fawcett
Painting cleaning and
priming the wall
(He lives in Skyway!)
Painting party # 1 (whole design was blocked in, and a lot of detail was done)
Angela Larsen (left) and
Kaite Mark drawing the
outlines of the new design
on the wall
Painting party # 2
(highlighting the lettering)
Painting party # 3
(figure and area painting, details and corrections)
Finished mural September 22, 2015
The wall is 175 feet long, so several photos must be combined to create an image of the complete artwork.
Some distortions are inevitable.
Details:
Arts, youth and
families are
suggested.
Kaite Mark painting the final names on the “Thank You” list.
All the neighborhood names in the
community are shown in the design.
(These four pictures)
Native wildlife is represented
Resources
Budget
Materials / donations
Permit
Income
Business
Permit # SUPS15-0103
Aaron Halley
King County
Facilities Management Division
Real Estate Services Section
500 4th Ave ADM-ES-0830
Seattle, WA 98104
[email protected]
206-477-9366
Michèle Savelle
[email protected]
206-817-1328
$500
Roman Casino
$3,000
Jim Routos
[email protected]
206-947-8800
Skyway Solutions
$3,000
Michael Majeed
[email protected]
206-227-5547
4Culture
$1,500
Heather Dwyer
[email protected]
206-263-1597
Contract # 115437
______________________________
Total raised:
$8,000
Expenses
Fawcett Painting $3,200
TM Coating Consultant
$500
Permit
$500
Materials / tools
$1,021
Muralist
$1,200
Coordinator’s stipend
$300
_____________________________
Total spent:
$6,721
Retail
value
Lowe’s The Landing
Heather White
1000 Garden Ave N
Renton, WA 98057
425-757-5520
$19.28
McLendon Renton
Linda Holmes
440 Rainier Ave S
Renton, WA 98057
425-264-9500
$20.00
Home Depot Tukwila
Danielle S.
6810 S 180th St
Tukwila WA 98188
206-575-9200, x 102
$25.00
Trader Joe’s Burien
Tracey
15868 1st Ave S
Burien, WA 98148
206-901-9339
$37.50
Miller Paint
Brad Fruehauf
Regional Sales Rep
206-234-3439
$600
Professional muralist
Essential neighbor
Michèle Savelle
Time ~300 hours
Total donations:
$701.78
Community partners
Wall preparation
TM Coating Consulting
Torin Mowbray, owner / operator
[email protected]
253-549-1752
Fawcett Painting
Billy Pennock, project coordinator
[email protected]
425-251-9664
Angela Larsen
[email protected]
253-225-4395
Grocery Outlet Skyway
Skyway Library
Have A Heart Skyway
RAYS
Fire District 20
Skyway Solutions
Roman Casino
Alajawan’s Hands Foundation
Urban Family
West Hill Community Association
Skyway VFW
(materials and paint storage,
water, electricity, restroom)
Have A Heart Skyway
12833 MLK Jr Wy S
Seattle, WA 98178
Store phone = 206-258-3331
Ryan Kunkel owner
[email protected]
425-268-4391
Shop manager =
Kendall Ross
[email protected]
206-999-5695 direct
Tag Team
Kaite Mark, leader + painter
[email protected]
612-910-2248
Dennis Cole (? - injury may
prevent him helping with pyhsical
work, but his knowledge of
materials and processes is vast)
Brooke Alford, spotter
Ayanna Brown, spotter
Contest
* NOTE!
Among the supplies and tools I gave to Michael Majeed on September 20th, there is a white plastic bag containing contest
entries / drawings and entry forms. Some of the contact information for the contestants’ below is in that bag.
Contestants, with thumbnails of their artwork
Kaite Mark, winner
“Diversity makes us beautiful”
[email protected]
612-910-2248
Fi’ness Scott
“Monster Town”
[email protected]
Kate Vaughan
“I (eye) believe in Skyway”
[email protected]
Diane MaKaeli
“We (see) Skyway bountiful together”
[email protected]
Combination of images depicting the various cultures and
offerings within the community.
Melany Diaz
“We Are One”
[email protected]
Carol Barber
“He hears and sees all”
no email
206-228-7006
Collection of kid art
Annie Patu
[email protected]
206-304-7838
Naomi Shuler - * contact info in the bag
“Sk-(eye)-(way) (heart) Diversity”
Robert Valencia - * contact info in the bag
“United we rise”
Karen Kwoleh
“Dream it, live it”
[email protected]
206-919-4657
Dream
es
community nam
over the ocean
it, Live it
scape
transition to land
people - many
professions
Sky - space
ft
with space cra
Thank-you
panel