Photo courtesy of Mandy van Leeuwen. 2000, Lockport- "This one was very meaningful. It was an opportunity to do something on my roots, my background, my family. It was a nice learning experience to learn more about my Dutch Heritage." Once she started the research she got so excited she couldn't stop. "I was at it for over 24 hours straight and then immediately went to the meeting to present it. They were a Dutch Couple straight from Holland. A lot of the details in the mural have a lot more to do with their family and their memories of growing up: the games the kids would play, what the markets looked like and so on." |