This document contains summaries of several murals located in the Pittsburgh area: - The mural at Washington Elementary in Mt. Lebanon features hidden animals and plants for students to find behind an oak tree backdrop for birdhouses. - The mural in Homewood depicts jazz musician Mary Lou Williams and was created through a collaborative effort between local students and artists. - The mural facing the East Liberty busway depicts a section of Mother Nature composed solely by the artist. - The artist is assisting a student to create one of 330 portraits in the Warhol-style mural along the East Liberty busway.

1. Washington Elementary Mount Lebanon School District
This mural is a work in progress that will serve as a backdrop for an installation of
birdhouses. The client requested a large oak tree, and I have hidden
birds, squirrels, lizards (fourth grade mascot), and other creatures for students to find.

2. Mary Lou Williams Homewood
This portion of a larger collaborative mural is
a portrait of Mary Lou Williams, a famous jazz
musician that hails from Homewood. It is
located near the entrance to the busway on
N. Homewood Avenue.
The whole image is composed of freehand
dots and is a departure from my more realistic
style of painting.
This portrait is part of a collage of images
created by local high school students and
professional artists . Following the curriculum
I designed, the students first researched
historical events and notable residents to
formulate a sketch for the mural. They were
then assisted by an art teacher and two
professional artists to paint the design they
created.

3. Whole Foods Mother Nature

4. Whole Foods East Liberty - Detail
An image of Mother Nature composed of trees, birds, and clouds, on the backside of
Whole Foods facing the busway. This is a section of a composite mural created with a
team of artists. The image shown was conceived of and created solely by Ashley Hodder.

5. East Liberty Busway Warhol Style Portraits
I am assisting a student from Peabody High School create one of the approximately 330
portraits contained in this mural. The design and concept is by Kelly Blevins, my role was to
develop the curriculum for the ten students involved so each could successfully contribute to the
piece. Each student took photographs of residents, business owners and passersby, and
learned how to create a high contrast image , increase the scale and paint it.

6. Mother Nature -
Wilkinsburg
Part of the busway project, this image is one
of four sections completed by the artist in
the collage of images contained in the mural.
A team of artists and local high school
students all contributed to the theme of
“Strength and Community, “

7. Over the Bar Bicycle Café South Side
Commissioned by the owners as part of a complete redesign of the bar/ restaurant. New
theme for the establishment is “mountain biking” so imagery played off of that.

8. Over the Bar Bicycle Café South Side
The mural is composed of alternating images of outdoor mountain biking and close up
views of chains and gears. The overall effect conveys the high energy and excitement of
getting outdoors on your bike!

9. The Ivy Inn Mount Lebanon
This mural was created to address a nuisance building in Mount Lebanon, that nearby businesses felt was
repelling customers. The mural is painted as an homage to Phipps Conservatory , to commemorate
Pittsburgh’s 250th year and the serve as an oasis for a part of the community that is surrounded by asphalt.

10. Abstracted Pennsylvania Landscape Dormont
Commissioned by the law firm Friday Porta Cox and Ward to address metal storage trailers. The area serves as an
employee break area and a first impression to Jaime’s Restaurant next store from the parking lot. The imagery is
inspired by the owner’s property in Washington County.