From stairwell to classroom, Lane is full of murals, ranging from famous musicians to cartoon cheerleaders. The newest addition to the mural collection is going to be done by students.

Mr. Ara announced that there would be a student mural put up in collaboration with local artist Jeff Zimmermann.

Mason Maj, Div 666, asked Ara if he could paint a mural in the boys locker room and sent samples of his artwork. Instead of a mural in the locker room Maj, Aiden Piper, Div. 572, and Julian Guyton, Div. 559, are the three boys that will be collaborating on a mural on the purple auditorium wall.

“I think Julian just walked up to me and told me that they wanted a few people who were serious about it to make some sketches,” Piper said. “We just sat down with Mr. Ara and talked about the direction we want to take it in.”

Though the boys all have different styles of art, their chemistry is undeniable when the three are in a room together. Both Guyton and Maj work in graffiti, but their styles are worlds apart. Piper is currently focusing in on photography, through street art has made appearances throughout his art work.  It’s not surprising they chose to team up together for this project, but Guyton had a different take on how he got involved.

“I’m seriously surprised they thought my art was good enough to be apart of this,” Guyton said.

“Even though my art isn’t considered traditional school spirit,” Maj said, “it changes things up and makes things different. Not only that, but everyone I know seems to like the ‘non-traditional style,’ which will make the project a little easier.”

“My ideas consist of an abstract Indian head made of shapes,” Maj said. “The feathers are all different and contain weird shapes and patterns.”

The mural has been designed to be geometric so that people can look at it, and every time find something new.

“We could cram Waldo in there if we really wanted to,” Piper said.

Both Maj and Piper feel this mural is a way for them to give back to the school and leave their legacy.

Maj’s interests lie in graffiti art because of the freedom to make mistakes. He does not expect the mural to mirror other pieces of art around the school. Collaboration between these three friends has been a long time coming.

“Julian, Mason and I have always supported one another’s artwork and been on the same page together,” Piper said.

Maj believes practice is important. Nothing turns out perfect, but sticking to it is what creates amazing work. Piper believes in taking risks because being good is not always enough; artwork has to stand out.