One of the last and largest of the “art boxes” was decorated this week by artist Genevieve Bernard at the corner of Virginia and Mills. Genevieve is curator of education at the Mennello Museum and artistic director of Voci Dance (she also happens to be this writer's wife). Her signature colorful “monster” designs can been seen by passing motorists now and forever... or at least until the Floridian elements inevitably eat away the paint.
Here's a gallery of photographic evidence documenting the 5-hour process involved in painting the power box.
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