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Underwater Mural Makes a Splash in Krieger Dining Room Additional
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The new ceramic sea-life mural in the Krieger Dining Room is just brimming with middle-school personality.
If you haven't yet seen the finished mural, you need to dive right into Krieger Dining Room —you'll be swept away by the jaunty sea creatures and fish-with-an-attitude drifting across the wall that divides the lunch line from the dining area!
The mural was conceived by Ms. Munn, who also installed the tile mural in the Middle School several years ago. It was inspired by the work of artist Paul Frehe, whose weeklong residency in January jumpstarted the project. (For story, click here.)
After Frehe's residency, art teachers Munn and Roberts, with assistance from Susanne Abrams at the Upper School and Marilyn Wood at the Lower School began the months-long process of firing more than two dozen batches of the fishy sculptures in the kiln.
Meanwhile, Cindy Blackburn on our maintenance staff prepared the wall by underpainting with a dark green, and Ms. Munn's husband, Roger Dalrymple (shown seated above, at left), painted the wavy seascape.
Then the hundreds of ceramics needed to be sorted and arranged for the mural design on a Saturday morning. Parent volunteer Linda Claytor proved indispensable in this process.
It all went swimmingly, of course. So, next time you're in the Middle School, catch the wave in Krieger!
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