Brick Wall Cutouts at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church

A few months ago, we did something we've never done before -- a big mural on a brick wall at Marshall High School, made with a thin vinyl intended for rough surfaces. It applies with heat guns, and has a painted texture/feel when it's finished. If you missed that project, check it out here. 

Anyway, we've done a couple of other brick wall/rough surface projects since then, but nothing like THIS. 

These are cutout brick wall figures, all heat-gunned to a series of brick walls in the part of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church where Sunday School classes are held. 

Credit for the idea, yet again, can't be claimed by us. That goes to Sheila, who came to us with a simple vision a while ago. After speaking with her for a while about how she envisions things turning out, we ran with it, and began putting together some ideas for the space. 

What makes this project so cool is the central message behind it. It's not meant to be just a series of kids in a hallway. The centerpiece is exactly Who it should be: Jesus. The rest of the kids are all faced toward Him, with many running toward Him. And above Jesus is the classic verse, Matthew 19:14: "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

In putting this together, we did have to overcome one challenge: the grooves of the wall were rather deep and sharp, meaning we couldn't just heat gun the material into them because it would break. 

So, we had to get creative.

The solution: clear caulk stuff. 

As we installed the prints, we used caulk to fill in the grooves, and then applied the prints right over them. It took a bit more time, but the result turned out amazingly. Couldn't have been more pleased!

This project so perfectly complements our recent launch of Lifewall for Business. Sure, Good Shepherd Lutheran isn't "business" in the common sense of the word, but it does have a mission, values, and a purpose behind how it operates as an organization. With our L4B goal being to bring vision to life on walls, the whole process fit perfectly into what L4B does best. 

Sheila came to us with a vision, and we made it into reality. 

Thanks to Sheila & Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for allowing us to work with you on this! It was a blast!

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