JoDee and I are working hard on her new house. Walls are getting painted, furniture is being delivered.

I envision a wall of quotes in her Living Room. If you remember, we are creating an unconventional space by rejecting the normal sofa and two chairs. Televisionless and focused on the conversation circle, this space is for connections. A table of family photos and this mural will reinforce the theme.

The difficulty has been deciding if we are going to use readily available vinyl lettering or actual paint. I am leaning toward having the quotes hand painted for many reasons.
1) I like the organic look of paint. The variation in pressure and color will make the total image dynamic rather than static.
2) Overlapping the words will add dimension (a good thing) and I am unsure if vinyl can be layered (a bad thing).
3) Paint can be changed. How often can you move the vinyl before it looks bad?
4) I would love to support a local artist if I can find one.

I have begun to layout some of the quotes JoDee wants included.

It all started with this mural at the Starbucks on Hoadly in Woodbridge.  The principal of the high school pointed it out to me.  He wanted it in the Teacher’s Lounge.  It still hasn’t been done, but it has not yet been deleted from the Windows Files of my brain.  When JoDee mentioned a family quote mural, this file opened first.  I really like the dimension and all the quotation marks.

She found this online.  Nice, but too small and rather expensive.

Looking for inspiration, I found these on Flickr:

A tribute to Warhole from narcotic.glitter

Interesting and cleanly framed with Pink from Flumpster

Smalbloc gives us a wall from a vegan restaurant in Phoenix

Samuel Mann’s photo from the Queensland Museum

This photo appears to be one huge quote.  Maybe a few pages from a favorite book? 

I need to find an artist that is willing to work in Fredericksburg and is very good at lettering.  (Which I am not.  Have you seen my handwriting?!?!)