The Plant House.

Here are some photos of what we have done so far on Kipling Street:  We are painting in the boarded up windows right now with our art work.  The wood is mainly tough chip board, so it is a bit of a challenge, but we are making do!  We've done two houses so far the first photo that you see down below is a picture of the first house we have done which is plant themed.  The eight subsequent photos which follow are also from the plant themed house.  They are progress photos of the work and additional small windows that we painted on.  Each window has a unique flower painted on it. 

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This is the front door and side window.

2.

This is the left side far back basement window.

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This photo is a culmination of all the windows together.  Finished and unfinished

4.

This is the front basement window. 

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This is the right side far back basement window.

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Left side door panel.

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Left side front basement window.

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A progress collage of the right side far back basement window.

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This is the main front window.  Progression shots. 

Introductions.

I would like to introduce to you all to The Kipling Street Project. Kipling Street is a beautiful neighborhood located in the New Center Area of Downtown Detroit.  This project is being fueled by the artistic prowess of Luis Dixon and Bridget Franz.

The idea was formulated by the Kipling Street Neighborhood Block Club.  A member of the club, Linda, made note that Kipling street is in a state of transition and peppered among the lush lawns and beautiful flower beds of inhabited homes are a few houses that are in need of a little tender loving care.

Me and Luis were introduced to these boarded up, abandoned houses by Cynthia, another member of The Kipling Street Neighborhood Block Club.  She took us down the street, pointed out the houses and expressed her interest in having murals painted into the boarded windows of these vacant homes.
Me and Luis were more than eager to partake in this endeavor.

Luis expressed to Cynthia a bit of worry, "I hope we are okay working out here since the city is cracking down on tagging", to which Cynthia declared..

"IT IS NOT TAGGING, THIS IS BEAUTIFICATION!"

With the go ahead from Cynthia, and the support of the neighborhood.. we are turning these vacant homes into standing art galleries until the time comes for them to be inhabited once again.

We love Kipling Street and we love Detroit.  <3