I was asked by some people at Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep
High School in San Francisco to develop a Maker Lab. Enthusiasm from all
involved was very high, including myself. One such individual, who took his own
time out to spend a couple days to build out the space and recommend that I
paint one of the walls a bright color.
Due to the fact that he works in the theater department I interpreted
this statement as, "go make a giant freaky mural."
In truth when I hit the wall with the yellow, I felt a
little sick. It was just not right. So what did I do- give up? Walk away to
come back and paint over it another day? No I put the pedal to the metal... er…
roller to the wall and powered up. The yellow didn’t leave, it took over and determined the rest.
It’s not intended as a symbol of San Francisco hippie pride
or Rastafarian circus punk. If that’s what you see then search your inner self-
you might find something cool in that. It was what the Maker Lab is intended to
do- make mistakes and then make them work for you. It’s about the process, not
the product. When life gives you yellow make lemonade- right?
Ready to go.
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