Size: 16 ft. x 8 ft.

Location: 41 S. High St. Columbus, OH— Huntington Center
(Directly across from the State of Ohio Courthouse)

Date: June 2020

Partner: GCAC (Greater Columbus Arts Council) & Hines Real Estate

PRESS: Columbus Dispatch June 5, 2020 “Calm Sets in Downtown as Demands to Reform Police Division Continue”

PRESS Excerpt: “‘This has been a year like no other, for all of us,’ Jami Goldstein, vice president of communications for the Arts Council. ‘This is one small thing that we could do, and in doing that, we also thought we could provide a service to the community.”’

Charley Frances, 29, of Cleveland, was painting four plywood panels of the wall, each intended to offer “children’s perspective on adult circumstances,” such as the riots and protests, she said. . . Protests have continued daily in Columbus since May 28. The first days were marred with vandalism and confrontation between police and protesters that involved pepper spray, tear gas and wooden bullets. But the past few days have been peaceful as police changed tactics and conversations started between officers and protesters.”

During June 2020, I created a temporary mural directly across the street from the State of Ohio Courthouse. My contribution is a 16 ft. section of a 360 ft. long plywood fence line painted amongst the Black Lives Matter protests following George Floyd’s death. The only reason this wall was created and exists is to deter rioting of Huntington Center.

I chose to paint a children's perspective of the adult circumstances we find ourselves in. Four children's portraits in a coloring book style-- each individual directly facing our state capitol. Ultimately I set out to communicate vulnerability, empathy, and -- most importantly -- a sense of urgency.