All In A Day by Monique Luck, Leslie Ansley

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Artist Leslie Ansley told us about this mural. All in a Day is a collage of images from a typical day in the neighborhood. Created by Leslie Ansley and Monique Luck, the mural features local residents and community landmarks, such as Frick Park’s Blue Slide Park, The Jewish Community Center Clock, and The Squirrell Hill Café. The artists described it as our interpretation of snapshots of Squirrel Hill.

Photo by Leslie Ansley

They received design input from community members and walked all over the neighborhood taking photos of the local residents. This process at times inspired spontaneous changes in the mural design. There was a place in the mural where they wanted the face of an older gentleman. One day they were out working on the mural and looked over at the BP station and saw just what they wanted. They ran over immediately and got permission to take the picture for what would be the largest image on the mural.

Photo by Leslie Ansley

Life in Motion by Monique Luck, Leslie Ansley

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Curt Getmann at the Sprout Fund and artist Leslie Ansley provided this explaination for Life in Motion:

This mural’s colorful and energetic design emerged after weeks of meeting with community groups, who felt it should express the diversity of Central Northside. The design reflects the diversity of the community through representation of different ages, races, and genders, as well as the vibrant restoration of the neighborhood and its people. Along with diversity, members of the Northside community wanted the mural to depict a popular community pastime known as stooping – the act of sitting on your stoop and visiting your neighbors as they pass by, which is a fundamental way of communicating and building neighborhood connections. The painting of this mural by Monique Luck and Leslie Ansley was part of a larger community effort to transform a vacant lot into a beautiful and functional gathering space with a garden, playground equipment, trees, art, and benches. Community members, Home Depot, Kaboom (a national nonprofit dedicated to playground construction) and the Sprout Fund created this park in just one day! Together, the mural and the park combine a comfortable gathering space with true aesthetic beauty.