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The artists at the Transformazium have been slowly working their way through this old church making many long overdue repairs and renovations. There is art on three sides of the building, so there are currently three entries here to represent them. This page includes the art on the side of the building that faces Jones Ave.
As renovations progress, the artwork on the building is changing. When we first discovered the Transformazium, we found this image on another door on this side of the building:
This was a wheat paste image, which is now gone. "Wheat paste" is used to describe the method of pasting a piece of artwork up (as opposed to painting it on the wall). The term is used whether the art is adhered using a flour and water mixture, wallpaper paste, or other type of adhesive. It has a much shorter life than murals that have been painted, yet it can last a surprisingly long time.
In November of 2014 we found a new mural and a renovated door at the north end of this wall:
How wonderful to see the progress on this landmark. Swoon and the Transformazium members are doing more than just restoring the building. They are working towards establishing a ceramic tile studio here where they will train and employ local residents creating the tiles needed to replace the roof. This is Swoon's Braddock Tiles project, and she hopes that after the roof is replaced that the tile studio will continue to employ locals with other projects.
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