This bowl would be entirely hand made and we would even create a footing on the bottom. The bowls just like the art for Alice’s Garden would be related to the land or the garden. The main art that is created for the community are tiles. These tiles will be imbedded in the concrete posts to identify each plot. This artistic opportunity will be trying to involve the community and especially the children. Muneer makes a lot of beautiful art! He descends from a long line of African Americans that descend from the African continent.
He uses Adinkra Symbol from Gana and West Africa. He also works with troubled youth from St. Charles. He helps them pick an Adinkra Symbol that best represent themselves. This program through St. Charles gives the youth in the community something new to believe in. Think about it, they are creating something with their hands, possibly opening up an entirely new avenue of life. They put these murals on the wall. The ones the class votes to be the best will be made into a giant copy and used as a table surface. Muneer takes all his tools to the class room and in turn the youth can make their own pieces of art using professional tools.
Muneer likes to involve the students and community in every step of the process. When a student completes the object he frames them and the students then can put their art on display.
At Alice’s Garden there is an entrance way and many artists will compete to have their art displayed in the entrance and around Alice’s Garden.
They are suggesting for Alice’s Garden to inset the tiles into the posts to use as markers to identify each individual lot. Like the youth at St. Charles the members of the community can pick their Adinkra Symbol or design and make there tile and have it mark their plot at Alice’s Garden.
Just a fun F.Y.I. at Alice’s Garden a man by the name Regi Butler plants in the garden at the same spot where his old house used to be. His plot will say Butlers plot and it will be set into the concrete post identifying his old house and his new
garden. All of this is to create unity in the community.
They are also talking about having an art shed on site at Alice’s Garden. This way the workshops can be conducted on sight. They then could introduce different themes and have everyone put there artist caps on, intern, using these creations to decorate the garden.
Muneer has worked on many other projects in the community. He also has done art for many other private and corporate locations like the YMCA on 1350 W North Ave Milwaukee Wi.
& Froedtert Hospital. At the Crane Outpatient Center and on the 3rd floor of the Strain Conference Center. He has done artistic pieces up to 500 square feet. Feel free to stop by and check them out.
If interested in contacting Muneer Bahauddeen his phone number is (414)-241-666. He is located across the street from the Amaranth Bakery located on 3329 W Lisbon Ave Milwaukee, WI.
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