Outlook Elementary School
Sunnyside, WA

“Where Knowledge Flows, Dreams Grow”

THE MURAL UNFOLDS IN FOUR PARTS, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT BEGINNING WITH AN AUTUMN SCENE AND PROGRESSING TO WINTER, SPRING AND SUMMER.

WITH EACH PANEL, OUR CONNECTION TO THE EARTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL WORLD IS STRESSED. PHYSICAL FITNESS, PLAYING OUTSIDE, EXPLORING THE WORLD AROUND US ARE UNDERLYING THEMES. SINCE WE DO NOT EXIST IN A BUBBLE OUR CONNECTION TO OTHERS, TOLERANCE OF THOSE DIFFERENT FROM OURSELVES IS OUR LINK TO THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. INQUIRY, CURIOSITY AND A SENSE OF WONDER ARE FUNDAMENTAL LEARNING TOOLS EXPRESSED VISUALLY THROUGHOUT THIS PAINTING, AS ARE FLIGHTS OF FANCY, DREAMING BIG AND REALIZING DREAMS THROUGH LEARNING.

Mary Josephson
2007