Band on the Block

56 x 56 inches, Acrylic on wood , 3D
Sewn into the culture of New Orleans music plays a big part in everyday life and most people there come together to create harmony, jazz. Used for celebration, healing and a catalyst for preserving the culture. All housed in block after block of historic shotgun houses, holding generations of musicians together. This piece is an Ode to that legacy.

The frame is from the floor a Shotgun house over 150 years old