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Over two years middle school students toured the river by boat to learn about the watershed. They then sketched, photographed, and painted their impressions.   Learn More

800 students spent two years touring the river by boat to learn about the watershed. Then they sketched, photographed, and painted their impressions. The murals are on both sides of a 340 foot main hall. Jeri Fitterman, 6th grade teacher, conceived the idea and wrote over 20 grants (and received 10) to fund the field trips and mural.

Located at 7334 NE Siskiyou in Portland, Oregon, this Riverscape Mural depicts the Willamette River from Willamette Falls to the Columbia River.

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Skateboard-enthused kids created stained glass mosaic murals in just two weeks!   Learn More

When I got to the Lake Oswego site I discovered there were no walls! Where was the mural to go?

I had 13 kids for 4 hours a day, for two weeks in the summer. I taught them some life drawing and had them practice drawing each other. Then they drew a figure on plywood. They learned to cut stained glass and then they assembled the mosaic, grouted and finished it. Some even finished a figure on both sides because they were hung on the chain-link fence bordering the skate park. They also made a small mosaic to take home.

You can see these murals at the skateboard parks in Lake Oswego and Tualatin.

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An 8th grade TAG (Talented And Gifted) class painted this 80 foot mural with Wendy.   Learn More

You can see this mural at the Jason Lee Middle School at 8500 NW 9th Ave in Vancouver, WA.

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The mural at Jackson Middle School depicts how the geological landscape has changed over time.   Learn More

You can see this mural at the Jackson Middle School at 10625 SW 35th Ave in Portland, OR.

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