Ay yo what up from Chi-town we in the 312 sayin HELLO THERE to you peeps. So check dis out yo we woke up early and maxxed on some bagels and whatnot. Then we hit up the pilsen hood and saw deez murals that were off the chain for real.
But on a serious note, these murals were sick and quite memorable if we do say so ourselves. The first one was a representation of immigration with colors out of this world. The detail was incredible and the eyes actually followed you when you walked. It may have been just paint, but there was so much emotion wrapped up in those strokes of art.
We also stopped by a school (1-8) where there were also displays of murals including African-American and Native-American histories. At first glance you would never believe that these works were created by the kids themselves! Our tour guide Jose Guerrero made the tour very personal and knew what he was talking about. He was very friendly and made us feel welcome. He even offered to show us how to do prints and come back again:]
After a quick lunch, we took a long bus ride to our next destination...
Little Black Pearl was awesome today. We got to meet the founder who is incredible and has an amazing story. She's just one of those people that exudes power and confidence. She even recognized some of the people from last year which is really cool!
We split off into two groups. One group helped to continue cleaning the pottery room. The scrubbed the walls, and the equipment, and organized, organized, organized.
The other group painted walls. Just white but it was super fun..even though it may have ruined some of our clothes (our poor pants:[).
Towards the end we met one of the instructors names Alex who works with the kids in the potter room. He attends Columbia College and knows his stuff! We helped glaze some of the kids pieces which was actually really fun.
We went home after that fun adventure and made TACOS! Yum:] Then some of us hit the city again and did some shopping. And honestly, that train is way tiggity tight.
After long day, some of us relaxed and became aware of the many uses of a scarf from the one and only H&M. So here 'tis...
It truly was a terrific Tuesday!
Much luv to ya playas!
Chloe Collins & Kayla Schlicht
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