{"id":525,"date":"2018-09-02T03:30:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T03:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/?post_type=portfolio_page&#038;p=525"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:05:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:05:56","slug":"norwood-mural-by-laura-alvarez","status":"publish","type":"portfolio_page","link":"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/page\/norwood-mural-by-laura-alvarez\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwood Mural by Laura Alvarez"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"525\" class=\"elementor elementor-525\" data-elementor-post-type=\"portfolio_page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56a2bed9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default parallax_section_no qode_elementor_container_no\" data-id=\"56a2bed9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c0da413\" data-id=\"7c0da413\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f67ce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f67ce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Artist Statement<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed3e239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-bridge_simple_quote\" data-id=\"ed3e239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bridge_simple_quote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-simple-quote-holder \">\n\t<div class=\"qode-simple-quote-triangle-shadow\">\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qode-simple-quote-triangle\" >\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"qode-simple-quote-holder-inner\" style=\"padding: 10px\">\n\t\t<div class=\"qode-simple-quote-icon-holder\"  style=\"fill: #000000\">\n\t\t\t<svg x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"118px\" height=\"97px\" viewBox=\"0 0 118 97\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 118 97\" xml:space=\"preserve\">\n\t\t\t\t<g>\n\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M31.1,73.998c5.688-7.111,8.535-14.316,8.535-21.617c0-3.09-0.371-5.751-1.113-7.978c-4.332,3.34-9.031,5.009-14.102,5.009\n\t\t\t\t\t\tc-6.929,0-12.71-2.194-17.349-6.586c-4.639-4.389-6.958-10.298-6.958-17.72c0-6.926,2.348-12.71,7.051-17.349\n\t\t\t\t\t\tc4.7-4.639,10.452-6.958,17.256-6.958c9.77,0,17.256,4.021,22.451,12.061c4.329,6.68,6.494,15.029,6.494,25.049\n\t\t\t\t\t\tc0,12.742-3.247,24.154-9.741,34.234C37.13,82.227,27.325,90.357,14.215,96.541l-3.525-6.865\n\t\t\t\t\t\tC18.604,86.336,25.409,81.113,31.1,73.998z M95.67,73.998c5.688-7.111,8.535-14.316,8.535-21.617c0-3.09-0.371-5.751-1.113-7.978\n\t\t\t\t\t\tc-4.206,3.34-8.906,5.009-14.102,5.009c-6.804,0-12.556-2.194-17.256-6.586c-4.702-4.389-7.051-10.298-7.051-17.72\n\t\t\t\t\t\tc0-4.575,1.113-8.721,3.34-12.432s5.195-6.616,8.906-8.721c3.711-2.102,7.729-3.154,12.061-3.154\n\t\t\t\t\t\tc9.771,0,17.256,4.021,22.451,12.061c4.329,6.68,6.494,15.029,6.494,25.049c0,12.742-3.247,24.154-9.741,34.234\n\t\t\t\t\t\tC101.7,82.227,91.896,90.357,78.785,96.541l-3.525-6.865C83.175,86.336,89.979,81.113,95.67,73.998z\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/g>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"qode-simple-quote-content-holder\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-simple-quote-content-holder-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-simple-quote-text-holder\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"qode-simple-quote-text-title\"> I am a firm believer that tradition is very important in our lives. The Bronx area has a big immigrant and blue collar community. What they have in common is the manual labor, earning the bread with your hands. I always remember the older woman in my family working at home taking care of the families but also sewing, crocheting and knitting. My grandmother used to make this crochet flower mats for everything. That\u2019s the inspiration for the background flowers, that lay on top of the blue of the Mediterranean Sea I grew up looking at. On top, the flowers to remind us that Spring always come and we can look forward good times. Finally I also wanted to pay homage to the neighborhood and the borough by using the frames already on the wall to write their names.  <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"qode-simple-quote-author-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"qode-simple-quote-author-title\"> -- Laura Alvarez  <\/h6>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c99f71e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c99f71e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span id=\"m_8804559007243875061m_4937740793812912324gmail-docs-internal-guid-8acc80f4-7fff-d05e-ef9f-c2d89b52248d\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lauralvarez.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Laura Alvarez<\/strong><\/a>, Artist<\/span><\/p><p><span id=\"m_8804559007243875061m_4937740793812912324gmail-docs-internal-guid-8acc80f4-7fff-d05e-ef9f-c2d89b52248d\">I\u2019m an illustrator, designer, visual artist, community activist and educator. Ecology, tradition, recycling, change, and self-improvement, are elements present in my work.\u00a0I\u2019m obsessed with calligraphy and making words a tangible image in the eye of the viewer. I see words as a thesis to an emotion or idea and it is a necessity for me to transmit that message.\u00a0I create parallel, imaginary worlds and fantastic beings \u2011 monsters that seem sweet but if given a second look might surprise you. They definitely have something behind them, a story.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4e6e7b\" data-id=\"c4e6e7b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ada9aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"6ada9aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"text-12\" class=\"widget widget_text\">\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/bridging-the-divide-artbridge-nycha\/\"><span class=\"post_info\">&lt; <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/projects\/\"><b>Back to Projects<\/b><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"search-4\" class=\"widget 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         \n                                \n                            <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n                \n                <div style=\"background-color: #FF1C1C\" class=\"portfolio_shader\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"image_holder\">\n                    \n<span class='image'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Laura-Alvarez1-570x570.jpg\" class=\"attachment-portfolio-square size-portfolio-square wp-post-image\" alt=\"Laura Alvarez, ArtBridge Artist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Laura-Alvarez1-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Laura-Alvarez1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Laura-Alvarez1-100x100.jpg 100w, 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data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-blog.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-wrap  premium-blog-list\" data-page=\"525\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"10\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Queens-Mural-Mastrion.webp\" title=\"Queens Mural Mastrion\" alt=\"Queens Mural Danielle Mastrion\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/brownsville-king-of-love-brooklyns-largest-mural-celebrates-community-heritage\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/brownsville-king-of-love-brooklyns-largest-mural-celebrates-community-heritage\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBrooklyn artist paints towering mural to Queens at new affordable housing site\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>December 18, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Brooklyn-based muralist Danielle Mastrion has transformed the city&#8217;s first hotel-to-affordable-housing \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"10\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/King-of-Love.webp\" title=\"King of Love\" alt=\"King of Love\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/brownsville-king-of-love-brooklyns-largest-mural-celebrates-community-heritage-duplicate-15921\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/brownsville-king-of-love-brooklyns-largest-mural-celebrates-community-heritage-duplicate-15921\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tBrownsville King of Love: Brooklyn&#8217;s Largest Mural Celebrates Community Heritage\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>December 18, 2025<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Artist Victor &#8220;Marka27&#8221; Qui\u00f1onez has created what&#8217;s being called Brooklyn&#8217;s \u2026<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-outer-container\" data-total=\"10\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-container premium-blog-skin-classic\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumb-effect-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-container premium-blog-none-effect\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/DSCF2113-scaled.jpg\" title=\"DSCF2113\" alt=\"400 sq ft mural, on view at Taft Houses, 5th Ave, and 112th St, NYC. Commissioned by Artbridge.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-thumbnail-overlay\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/public-art-community-hope-the-nation\/\" target=\"_self\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-wrapper \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-inner-container\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"premium-blog-entry-title\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/art-bridge.org\/public-art-community-hope-the-nation\/\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\tPublic Art, Community Hope, The Nation\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-entry-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"premium-blog-meta-separator\">\u2022<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-post-time premium-blog-meta-data\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-calendar-alt\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>January 6, 2023<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-blog-content-inner-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t<p class=\"premium-blog-post-content\">Andrea Arroyo is co\u2013art director of Opp-Art. 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