Artist Statement: This year, my piano is inspired by the Mexican tiles and climbing bougainvillea of my childhood in Southern California. Using a combination of paint and tissue paper collage, I have modeled the piano after a decorative wall or fountain, like you might find all over the American southwest and Mexico. The piano is covered in blue and white (paper) tiles, with a large pink and red cloud of bougainvillea climbing up the side and cascading over the top.
Jordy Lievers-Eaton is a visual artist and designer originally from Encinitas, California, who specializes in hand lettering, abstract painting, and collage. Last year, her colorful Sing for Hope piano found a home in the middle of equally colorful Times Square. She holds an MFA in Acting from the A.R.T. Institute at Harvard and a BA in Art History and English Literature from Columbia University.
