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Life Pieces To Masterpieces
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We're an arts-based program for boys from Washington DC's Wards 7 and 8! This account is for sharing the artwork and stories of the children we work with.
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Every month, Life Pieces To Masterpieces rotates the selection of art prints on our portfolio site. Here are the featured prints for December!

artbylifepieces.org/prints

#Art #ArtShop
Graphic showing a selection of 6 different art prints from LPTM's portfolio website.
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Title: "Abstract IV"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

#art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a warm, abstract, square-like design.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Title: "Abstract III"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

#art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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❄️ Get ready for winter! Join DCPSC at libraries across the District to pick up a free home weatherization item (while supplies last) and learn about utility assistance programs. Registration encouraged, but not required.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gdvCgg
Promotional image for Winter Ready DC campaign. Features snowy residential street scene with a red bicycle in foreground. Text reads "Get more tips at dcpsc.org/WinterReadyDC. Brought to you by Public Service Commission, District of Columbia." Logo at top displays "Winter Ready DC."
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Every month, Life Pieces To Masterpieces rotates the selection of art prints on our portfolio site. Here are the featured prints for December!

artbylifepieces.org/prints

#Art #ArtShop
Graphic showing a selection of 6 different art prints from LPTM's portfolio website.
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Title: "Abstract II"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

#art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a warm, abstract, square-like design.
December 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Title: "Abstract I"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

#art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a warm, abstract, square-like design.
December 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Title: "The Korean Tiger"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

Tigers are extinct in South Korea, but they're still the national animal.

#art #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage #painting
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a tiger under a blossoming branch.
December 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Title: "Hanako"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

The boys in our program got to learn about Hanako, the long-lived koi. They were blown away by how long she lived: 226 years!

#art #painting #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a pair of koi circling each other in the water.
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Title: "The Boxer"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

One of LPTM's founders was a boxer before starting his painting career!

#art #painting #TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a boxer formed out of pieces that look like puzzles, including one that has a small collage of a city skyline sewn onto it.
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Title: "Drumming and Dancing"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

The drum in this painting is based on an actual drum we have at LPTM. The boys in the program love playing it!

#TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #collage #art
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a person playing a drum, with two people on each side of them dancing.
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Did you know that we were on the news last week, on WUSA9 (@wusa9.com.web.brid.gy)?

If you missed our feature, you can still watch it online! It's a great way to get to know about our program and the boys who make the art we post:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tuq...
DC program helping young men thrive
YouTube video by WUSA9
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November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Title: "Buchaechum"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

The boys at our program studied South Korea a few summers ago, so they made a painting about a Korean fan dance.

#art #AcrylicPainting #TraditionalPainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a woman in a hanbok performing a type of fan dance, buchaechum.
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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How can local leaders help children and young people access stable #housing and boost upward mobility?

In this Urban Wire article, experts share insights on youth #homelessness and practical #policy solutions using county-level data. Learn more this Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week.
More Affordable and Available Housing Would Mean Fewer Children and Young People Experiencing Homelessness
To reduce the number of students experiencing homelessness and promote upward mobility for children and young people, local leaders should focus on the root …
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November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Title: "A Tale of Two Rivers"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

The Anacostia River has long been a dividing line between the eastern and western sides of DC.

#TraditionalPainting #AcrylicPainting #Art #Collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a person's figure split in two different colors. Behind the person are two different scenes, depicting the east and west sides of the Anacostia River.
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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🦖 Pop-Up Dinosaur Storytime! Celebrate Dinovember with songs, stories & lots of roaring fun! 🦕

📅 Tuesday, Nov. 18 | 11:00am
📍 Shepherd Park Library

Storytime from 11–11:30am, followed by dino free play! Tickets available at the front desk.
Promotional poster for DC Public Library's Pop-Up Dinosaur Storytime event on Tuesday, November 18 at 11:00 am, Shepherd Park Library. Features a playful illustration of two cartoon dinosaurs, one blue and one green, with an open book emitting sparkles.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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"In a DC Library, Students with Disabilities’ Joy Is on Full Display"
In a DC Library, Students with Disabilities’ Joy Is on Full Display - Georgetown University
“Not Without Us: A Celebration of Disabled Joy,” is an exhibit in the DC Public Library made by students involved in the Disability Cultural Center.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Title: "Reaching for Victory"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

We try to reinforce to the boys we work with that they're citizens not just of Washington DC, but of a global community.

#art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a person reaching up for a small depiction of the Earth.
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Title: "Chulucanas"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

This was a design made by one of the boys based off patterns in Peruvian Chulucanas pottery!

#art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a geometric pattern of blue and white.
November 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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Title: "Trail Mix"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

When you look into a mirror, do you like who you see?

#art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a pair of figures reflecting each other.
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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LPTM's got a new lineup of art prints on our portfolio site throughout November! These will only be up for this month, so if any of them catch your interest, now's a great time to grab one!

artbylifepieces.org/prints

#artshop #art #prints
Small catalogue of available art prints from LPTM's portfolio site.
November 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Title: "Paradise"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

Anyone miss summer yet?

#traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage #art
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a beach against a blue sky, with palm trees in the foreground.
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Title: "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

They say that love and hate are two sides of the same coin. Sometimes that can be the case.

#art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a boy on the left smiling, representing love; and a boy on the right frowning, representing hate. There is a thin yellow line between them.
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Title: "Counting Up"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... that's all the boys had room for on the canvas.

#art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form the numbers 1 through 6.
November 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Title: "Words of Wisdom"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

What are your favorite words of wisdom you've received from someone else?

#art #acrylicpainting #traditionalpainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a pair of people, one of whom is receiving words of wisdom from the other.
October 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Title: "Dinner by the Hut"
Medium: Acrylic on canvas collage

#art #traditionalpainting #acrylicpainting #collage
A collage of colorful acrylic-painted canvas pieces, sewn together to form a straw-roofed hut sitting behind a fire, presumably made to cook dinner on.
October 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM