I live in the Slabtown neighborhood in Elmira, New York on the Eastside. Although I love the home I live in, extreme poverty and depression is all around me.

In our neighborhood average people do not see or experience art or the beauty around them. Life is hard here and our neighbors do what they need to do to survive in the world.

This project will give me, as a Slabtown neighbor, the opportunity to experience my beautiful neighborhood.