Covid-19 Mosaic Art Project pieces - The Dog (Inspired by Keith Haring), Floral Arrangement, Birds on a Wire and Cupid were donated to the LHS Class of 1974 for raffle/fundraising efforts.
The past year has been challanging for so many around the world. A Global Pandemic that started to have its impact in The United States in March of 2020 is just now starting to cautiously loosen its restriction on social gathering. So when Leslie asked if I would make a donation from my Covid - 19 Mosaic Art Project to help the Lakewood High School class of 1974 I was delighted to be part of it. Well shoot, How could I not help the remarkable Leslie Anne Huey Yousko in this way? A 65th birthday celebration is in the works. Leslie wants me to mark my calendar for August 14, 2021 at the Hooley House Sports Pub & Grille 24940 Sperry Drive in Westlake, Ohio 44145. I hope the committee rememebers to check I.D,'s at the door. (We don't want anyone underage to come into this Irish. They better check for fake identification too. Ha.)
The Covid -19 Mosaic Art Project represents nearly 200 individual ephemeral compostions that were created using recycled consumer packaging, Elmer's Glue, Scissors, and reclaimed cardboard. I am an art junky who has studied art all of my life. I am partularly inspired by the likes of Marcel Duchamp, Robert Rauchenberg, Andy Warhol, Jean Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring (not to mention Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Vincent van Gogh and on and on). I am thrilled that my passtime has resulted in my artwork finding homes in 12 states.
As it happens, facebook has allowed me the opportunity to showcase many in the series of Covid - 19 Mosaic Art Project this past year. I am grateful for the patronage of Mary Breiner, Peg Cleary, David Drimer, Rob Morgan, Sheila Hart Elliott, Greg Morgan, Lori Breeding, Meg Millsap, Tara Cooper, Kevin Morgan, Carrie Fontenot, Jennifer Stanfield, Nancy Richie, Dan Morgan, Rob Morgan, Mary Lynn Morgan, Debbie Rudolf, Stephanie Camden, Tammy Gamble, Jim Varney and so many others.
Meanwhile, Judy Knill suggested a Mosaic might be a worthy piece for fundraising in celebration of the Saint Luke parrish Centennial. An all-school alumni reunion is planned for May 21, 2022. My brother Dan is a member of that organizing committee too. So, a Mosaic of Saint Luke the Evangelist is inspired. I kind of dig the fact that Luke was a writer of gospels and the patron saint of artists everywhere. AND, In his spare time, he was a physician - sheesh.
(c) 2021 Saint Luke the Evangelist by Wes Morgan. Photography by Dan Morgan, Straight Shooter Photography
