Marion mural showcases local artists’ talents

By RALPH HARDIN

‘Hawg Wash’ carwash a sight to behold

ralphhardin@gmail.com

Normally, when you hear “hogwash,” you know someone is letting yo know something ins’t legitimate.

But the work a group of area students put in on a cool mural for the Hawg Wash carwash

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Kirsten Sandlin, middle, and Emma Wilkes, right, instructed a mural camp for students with Delta Arts this week at the Hawg Wash on Block Street. They are seen here finishing up the design after 15 students spent several hours a day working on the project.

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in Marion is the real deal indeed.

As part of a DeltaARTS summer day camp projects, 15 students completed the eye-catching mural travelers down Block Street in Marion can’t miss as they cruise by.

Gwen Wright, 10, a rising fifth-grader at The Delta School, applies bucket paint to the mural at The Hawg Wash on Block Street during a day camp hosted by Delta Arts. Wright is the daughter of Lisa and Will Wright of Marion.

Photo by Dorothy Wilson