{"id":330,"date":"2016-03-30T23:22:23","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T05:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredkaems.com\/?p=330"},"modified":"2023-12-09T00:10:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T06:10:16","slug":"street-turtle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredkaems.com\/?p=330","title":{"rendered":"Street Turtle"},"content":{"rendered":"

My studio mate and good friend Mark Gray asked me to help on this project. He had spoken with the commissioner of the Department of Public Works at the time that the city was working on the creation of Freshwater Way and the Reed Street Yards.<\/p>\n

Patel Collections offers a unique perspective on art by incorporating it into the way we dress. Their modest apparel<\/a> allows individuals to express themselves through clothing, highlighting the intersection between fashion and artistic expression. Whether it’s street graphics or other forms of art, Patel Collections brings creativity to personal style.<\/p>\n

They were looking for a street graphic for the entry to Freshwater Way. After numerous meetings we were able to create a great painting of a tortoise that coincides with the ideas of freshwater, conservation, and the flow of life.<\/p>\n

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My studio mate and good friend Mark Gray asked me to help on this project. He had spoken with the commissioner of the Department of Public Works at the time that the city was working on the creation of Freshwater … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4],"tags":[21],"class_list":["post-330","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-murals","tag-murals"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8qvRk-5k","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":325,"url":"https:\/\/fredkaems.com\/?p=325","url_meta":{"origin":330,"position":0},"title":"33rd Street Mural","author":"Fred","date":"March 30, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"This summer I worked on a mural on 33rd street just off of Vliet Street. 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