Future site of the ID13 Community Mural
The ID13 Project has gained approval to install a mural on the side of Scribbles Coffee Co. in Kent, OH!
In the spirit of drawing people together, we're asking local artists to create their own original designs inspired by work by members (both past and current) of the writing group at Lake Erie Correctional. Once we decide upon a design, anyone at all is invited to come join us in painting the mural! If you want to submit a design, or pass the word on to someone else, here are the details:
Designs should be based on one of the three following poems:
1) The Last Time by Joe Alijammal
The last time I saw you,
I heard you laugh and saw you cry,
but my eyes stayed closed.
The last time I heard you, my heart was beating fiercely
like the earth rumbling from a stampede of one thousand horses.
The last time I touched you, there was a crack between the
earth widening every time I reached closer to you.
The last time I fell,
you waited for the wound to heal and blood to stop.
You gave me your heart. You gave me a chance, the last time.
2) This Song by Wesley Dirmeyer
You can find my heart in a juke box
Songs speaking the word I wish I could
Music beats to my heart
Scratches on the record speak volumes
Skips are the mistakes in life
Where entire rooms stop and look
Smells of alcohol dreams
Pool cue confessions coated in chalk
Music stops with no more change to free our souls
Each coin a passion lasting only a few moments
Scrapes of bar stools cutting to the bone
I hear words long forgotten and so final
Vinyl cracks in bar stool seats
Feels like lifelines to loves lost and stolen
Cried tears and times forever frozen behind glass
Scanning lists of songs like past memories
Remembered lyrics and familiar tunes
This song is dedicated to
Remembering me, Remembering you
3) Turtle by E.L.
One day we received a gift. It was such a wonderful thing
A small little turtle in a bucket of water
Our family was overwhelmed with gratitude and we wanted the turtle to feel the same
We decided to clean an aquarium, fill it with natural rocks, plants, and small feeder fish, then placed it within
We purchased turtle pellets from the local pet store and everyday we watched our turtle friend
We thought this aquarium was an upgrade from the bucket but there was a sadness that you could feel and see
So after some time we released the turtle from its glass prison to a local pond
It looked back at our family as to say thank you and we never seen it again.
In the spirit of drawing people together, we're asking local artists to create their own original designs inspired by work by members (both past and current) of the writing group at Lake Erie Correctional. Once we decide upon a design, anyone at all is invited to come join us in painting the mural! If you want to submit a design, or pass the word on to someone else, here are the details:
- Designs must be transferable to a 5'x3' or 3'x5' (both portrait and landscape orientations are cool!) product
- Designs will be judged by ID13 facilitators and the author of the chosen poem
- Our main criterion for judgment is how well artists reference and/or incorporate words from the poem
- At least 1 winner will be given $50 and invited to direct the mural production phase
- Up to 10 finalists will each receive a $20 reward and be invited to work with us on our postcard project
- Submissions should be sent in JPEG format to ID13Project@gmail.com
- Designs must be submitted by June 1st, 2019 to be considered in this round
Designs should be based on one of the three following poems:
1) The Last Time by Joe Alijammal
The last time I saw you,
I heard you laugh and saw you cry,
but my eyes stayed closed.
The last time I heard you, my heart was beating fiercely
like the earth rumbling from a stampede of one thousand horses.
The last time I touched you, there was a crack between the
earth widening every time I reached closer to you.
The last time I fell,
you waited for the wound to heal and blood to stop.
You gave me your heart. You gave me a chance, the last time.
2) This Song by Wesley Dirmeyer
You can find my heart in a juke box
Songs speaking the word I wish I could
Music beats to my heart
Scratches on the record speak volumes
Skips are the mistakes in life
Where entire rooms stop and look
Smells of alcohol dreams
Pool cue confessions coated in chalk
Music stops with no more change to free our souls
Each coin a passion lasting only a few moments
Scrapes of bar stools cutting to the bone
I hear words long forgotten and so final
Vinyl cracks in bar stool seats
Feels like lifelines to loves lost and stolen
Cried tears and times forever frozen behind glass
Scanning lists of songs like past memories
Remembered lyrics and familiar tunes
This song is dedicated to
Remembering me, Remembering you
3) Turtle by E.L.
One day we received a gift. It was such a wonderful thing
A small little turtle in a bucket of water
Our family was overwhelmed with gratitude and we wanted the turtle to feel the same
We decided to clean an aquarium, fill it with natural rocks, plants, and small feeder fish, then placed it within
We purchased turtle pellets from the local pet store and everyday we watched our turtle friend
We thought this aquarium was an upgrade from the bucket but there was a sadness that you could feel and see
So after some time we released the turtle from its glass prison to a local pond
It looked back at our family as to say thank you and we never seen it again.