Community Symbolic Tree at the Salina Free Library

 Saturday, May 17th I set up the Community Symbolic Tree's painting 
at the Salina Free Library's Community Room.

Artist, Vicky Storey was eager to participate in this interactive art project and she 

added a New York state Blue Bird to this painting.

Vicky Storey paints the New York state Blue Bird.

Vicky Storey poses next to the Community Symbolic Tree.

That day I decided to have the Onondaga county residents participating into this project to focus on the right hills of the middle ground. I was very lucky to have three ladies ready to help paint this section: Celine Nicholas, Kathleen Reed-Buck, and Anne Iles successfully completed this task.

Celine Nicholas at work on the Community Symbolic Tree.

Kathleen Reed-Buck adds some highlights to the hills of the Community Symbolic Tree.

Anne Iles continues the highlights of the hills.

The aim of this interactive art project is to depict the creative vision of Onondaga County.

I serve as the artistic director of this Community Symbolic Tree painted by residents 
of our community. My goals for this project is to promote harmony and a feeling of identity and purpose among the members of our community, as well as to share the right techniques on how to successfully execute a painting.

For the creation of the community Symbolic Tree, each Saturday morning for 7 months beginning in April, I will set up the canvas in a participating library in Onondaga County and invite its residents to sign up to participate in the painting process (mariarizzoart@gmail.com).