THE 'SPLASH' PROCESS
Step 1: Site VisitOur professional artists visit the site to measure and assess the designated areas to be “splashed”, determining if the space lends itself to painting directly on the wall or in our art studio on removable panels. Artists collaborate with medical professionals, patients (when appropriate), facility staff, or art therapists to discuss how to best serve the unique needs of each facility’s clients. Requirements for theme, style, color scheme, and special elements to include for clients’ therapeutic distraction are determined.
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Step 2: ProposalA cost estimate proposal is generated by the Splashes of Hope office and submitted to the facility for approval. This outlines all of the information collected during the site visit, as well as the cost of the murals.
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Step 3: FundingIf the facility has funds in place, a deposit is required to begin the creative process. If the facility does not have sufficient funds allocated for the murals, the project will be added to our waiting list. Splashes of Hope office will work with the facility to seek an potential sponsor for the project.
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Step 4: LayoutThe creative process begins! Staff artists create and present layout designs to the decision makers on staff. The layouts are custom designed to fit each facility’s specifications based on the site visit information.
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Step 5: SplashingUpon approval of the layouts, Splashing begins: Our staff artists and volunteers paint the murals on hospital walls or on panels in our art studio, which are later delivered and installed on the walls within the facility. All murals are painted with non-toxic, non-flammable latex paints. The timeline for “splashing” is scheduled with sensitivity to the needs of patients and the staff’s routine programming.
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Step 6: ProtectionProtective varnish is applied, increasing mural durability and enabling the murals to be washable.
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Step 7: InstallationIf murals were created on panels in our studio, our team will deliver and install the panels to the hospital or facility. The final product looks as though it is painted directly on the wall. Seams and edges are camouflaged with organic shapes and the screws adhering the panel to the wall are touched up with paint by Splashes of Hope artists.
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Step 8: DedicationUpon completion of the project, Splashes of Hope coordinates a dedication ceremony with hospital staff, sponsors, artists and news media (when appropriate) for a photo opportunity to celebrate the new environment.
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Mural Making Methods
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Splashes of Hope employs two methods of mural-making to make sure the creation, application, and maintenance of your custom mural easily accommodates the needs of your facility. In Our StudioOne method allows us to paint the mural, whether full wall or focal points, in our own studio, to be delivered and installed by our team of artists with professionalism and attention to detail. The murals are painted on large pieces of Masonite, which are only 1/8-inch in thickness—so thin that they nearly look like they were painted directly on the wall. The Masonite can be custom cut around instruments or cut to outline the shape of the mural or focal point. Any seams between sheets of Masonite can be disguised under pop-up focal points; similar pop-up elements can be used to frame out the sheet of Masonite or to blend the mural into hospital fixtures.
The special benefit of this option is that the murals can come off of the wall, so if your facility moves or undergoes construction, the murals can be saved and re-installed, growing with you and your hospital. In your FacilityIn a second method, our team of artists paints directly on the walls of your facility, flexibly working around the schedules of patients and staff members. Depending on the size of your project, this generally takes anywhere from one day to two weeks, and can be accomplished during nights, weekends or whenever is most convenient for you.
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Before & After
Our artists work with your hospital’s staff, administrators and therapists to create a design that specifically meets the unique needs of your medical facility and its patients. The colorful scenery of our murals can blend medical instruments into elements of the landscape, distracting attention from them. Colors are chosen with care to accentuate existing color schemes and to warm the environment while maintaining a sense of ease in the room. Friendly characters give encouraging smiles to any child about to be examined or receive treatment in the room; their thoughts move from apprehension to imagination as they create stories using the characters and activities depicted. The result: a positive focus for young patients and their families.
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Where We’ve Splashed
Our artists work closely with the medical staff to thoughtfully design a mural layout that the patients will respond positively to. The Splash team creates a mural based on the environment to aid in the healing process.
Splashes of Hope has splashed Orphanages, Cancer Centers, Hospitals, Veterans Homes, Nursing Homes, Children’s Hospitals, Specialty Schools, Camps for Children with Special Needs, Hospice, Pediatrics, Vehicles, Equestrian Therapy Centers, Shelters, Residences, GKTW, and many more!
In the Community: Ronald McDonald Houses, Boys and Girls Clubs, Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Splashes of Hope has splashed Orphanages, Cancer Centers, Hospitals, Veterans Homes, Nursing Homes, Children’s Hospitals, Specialty Schools, Camps for Children with Special Needs, Hospice, Pediatrics, Vehicles, Equestrian Therapy Centers, Shelters, Residences, GKTW, and many more!
In the Community: Ronald McDonald Houses, Boys and Girls Clubs, Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Where We Paint
Entrance Doors, Exam or Treatment Room Doors, Exam Rooms, Focal Points, Ceiling Tiles, Borders, Full Wall Murals