So far I have only told you about the steps toward painting the display on a wall in the Three Rivers Historical Museum. I finally began applying color to the wall.
It took two coats for the colors to be strong enough to cover. My plan was to freehand the “shadows”, and afterward, use the soft white base coat paint to cover the wobbles, hairs, drips, and smudges.
The bottom center photo shows what was behind me in the Mineral King room. Those are my murals on the walls. It was a real privilege to get to paint in this peaceful place, working for accommodating people, just 1-1/2 mile from home.
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Just curious–how did you choose the colors to be used? Is there some sort of “official Native American color palate” you use?
The exhibit designer gave several options to the MKPS. From that palette of choices, Lisa and Sandi chose the colors that went with the colors on the MK side of the room. I don’t know how the designer came up with the colors.
Hi Sharon and Jana,
The exhibit designer gave our committee a lot of color options. Our committee consists of three cultural consultants from neighboring tribes, two members from the TRHM board, an archeologist, and Sandi and me. The committee voted on the colors and that is how the decision was made.
-Lisa
Thank you, Lisa!
Thank you, Lisa and Jana! I assumed the colors would not be randomly chosen, but rather, connected somehow to local native tribes. I’m glad to know that was, indeed, the case!
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