During the tile making process, neighbors shared many stories about their lives living in Southern Oaks. Neighbors often visualized these stories by carving symbols into their tiles that represented themselves, a time in their lives , or a memorial about a loved one. These stories have become a visual codex carved into the side of the wall. As a way to preserve these moments, we were able to capture a few of these tales in neighbor's own words below.
The Houses
One of the ways we raised funds was by selling House Tiles, which offered neighbors the opportunity to have their home represented in the mural. There are 31 House Tiles in our mural and each one is unique and holds special meaning to it's residents. It was our most success fundraiser totaling $2,475, half of what was raised at the House pARTy, which supported the project for the next threes years.
June 16, 2018 at the Healey Home
House pARTy
