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Gratefully, Mary Pat McKee Publisher CONTENTS MARCH/APRIL 7 Murals: Larger Features Than Life 7 By Julie Young 8 Media Man: A Conversation with Lloyd Wright By Todd Outcalt 9 From Trash to Trees, Volunteers Keep Indianapolis Beautiful By Christy Heitger-Ewing 18 8 18 Nate McMillan: Steady at the Helm By Rudy Schouten 13 HEALTH 16 TRAVEL 17 HOUSING Cataract Treatment Michigan Get-Away: Room-to-Room Topics Options Visiting South Haven Home Additions and Saugatuck RELATIONSHIPS 10 CAREERS Gratitude — Looking 14 Career Advice at What Is Working for Experienced Workers 11 COOKING Spring in Central TECHNOLOGY Indiana: Time for 15 Tips to Secure Superfood Your Home 12 FITNESS Take Steps Toward a Healthier Lifestyle 14 ResourcesY LifeStyleIndy.com 22 Home Is Where the Heart Is Y Y Y Publisher Y Mary Pat McKee 24 Resource Pages Editor to help you find the services you need Ann C. 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Use of articles, artwork, and photography is prohib- Cover photo courtesy ited unless arrangements have been made with MPM Jason Aaron Marketing, Inc. 6 LifeStyle Indy March/April 2019 March/April 2019 LifeStyle Indy 7 Murals: Larger Than Life Some Hoosiers are larger than Bliss said her realistic style was life and when it comes to capturing heavily influenced by Leonardo da those Indiana icons in a big way, Vinci, who she discovered when artist Pamela Bliss has proven she was age 4. She spotted an im- she’s up to the challenge. age of the Mona Lisa in an article Bliss is the brush behind a num- and was immediately drawn to the ber of large-scale murals including comely woman with the mysteri- Kurt Vonnegut at 325 Massachu- ous smile. setts Ave., the six-story depiction “My mother told me it was a of Pacers legend Reggie Miller at painting by da Vinci, but since my 127 Michigan St., and the Jazz parents were not into the arts and Masters of Indiana Avenue at 332 didn’t educate me any further, I N. Capitol Street. thought he was the only painter in The New Castle native the world,” she said. whose work can be seen After graduating from Lincoln throughout the state is High School in Cambridge City currently painting in California. near New Castle, Bliss attended In 2017, Bliss was one of 10 U.S. Indiana University where she Bliss operates a boom lift to draw the image onto the wall, then fills it in with artists invited to Gdansk, Poland, earned a bachelor’s degree in outdoor paint. in order to work on the feature film art and a master’s in art ad- “Loving Vincent,” which featured ministration. In 1997, she was tended the unveiling of the Miller more than 65,000 frames which commissioned to create her first mural in December. He noted that were painted. large-scale mural in Richmond to it is a wonderful tribute to a leg- “Have paint, will travel,” she said. commemorate the city’s jazz heri- endary player as well as a great tage and the rest, as they say, is time in franchise history. “It’s very history. compelling and beautifully done,” “My career took off from there,” he said. “When it comes to promi- she said. nent figures who have had an Naturally, creating something so influence on the city, Reggie is on large is not easy, but Bliss knows a very short list.” how to rise to the occasion, some- Although Miller was unable to times with the help of her daugh- attend the unveiling due to the ter who followed her footsteps into wildfires in California, Bliss said the art world. First, she seeks he is ecstatic about the tribute and permission from the appropriate plans to see it in person sometime authorities: in the case of the Mill- this year. er mural, this included city zoning, “He thanked me for making his the NBA, the Pacers organization, ears true to size,” Bliss joked. n and Miller himself. Bliss operates a boom lift to draw the image onto Photos courtesy Mike Bryson the wall. Afterward, she fills it in with outdoor paint, then goes back To see video of this story on Life- and adds the details. style Indy TV, visit LifestyleIndy. “I do lots of measuring to get the com – search – Bliss. scale right, but I also have to get down many times to observe and then go back up to make correc- tions while it’s still in my head,” By Julie Young she said. A towering depiction of Pacers legend Freelance Writer Reggie Miller is the most recent work Pacers announcer Mark Boyle by Bliss in Indianapolis. was among the 100 people who at- 6 LifeStyle Indy March/April 2019 March/April 2019 LifeStyle Indy 7 Media Man: A Conversation with Lloyd Wright Wright takes former Indiana Senator Richard Lugar on a tour of the WFYI studios. More on Lloyd Wright When Lloyd Wright joined the bring these shows into the home. WFYI team in 1988, he had no idea But Wright is quick to point out that he would rise to the rank of that the public is still very impor- President and CEO of one of Indy’s tant to WFYI’s success.