For those who know Le Hatchery’s owner Bob Porter, it is no secret that he has been looking at a multitude of ways to beautify the area that surrounds his gallery on Kemp Lane in Easton. In fact, some would call it a quest of sorts for the Easton-born art dealer and sign maker. While this part of town would not be called ‘blighted’ by any sense of the word, Bob always has had the goal of “sprucing it up” since he moved his gallery from St. Michaels to Easton a few years ago.
What may be new for some though is the fact that Bob has finally settled on a plan of action and the results, if funding can be found, would place the Shore Icons Mural project in the Guinness Book of World Records.
That’s right, the Icons project, as envisioned by Cambridge mural artist Michael Rosato, would be the largest hand-painted mural on the planet with the area service of 13,500 square feet in size.
That kind of goal setting is fun for Bob, but the real pleasure of the project was not only identifying 50 Maryland iconic scenes that could not only be reproduced on this large outside canvas, but developing a lasting tool to engage Talbot County schoolchildren in unique history and culture of the Eastern Shore.
The Spy caught up with Bob at the Bullitt House a few weeks ago to get an update.
This video is approximately three minutes in length. For more information about the project contact Bob at bob@sharpergraphics.com
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