Ep 6: Painting Something Beautiful with Mario Mena

Welcome to episode SIX of It’s All Trash!

This week I’m joined by Mario Mena, artist extraordinaire known for his beautiful style of blending, texture, cone flowers, and stunning visuals. Mario joins me to talk all things art, education and life in between. 

Show Outline:

Welcome to Episode 6!

We share our rose and thorn

What are you bringing to the table with you this week?

Game time- Describe the artist! 

Mario reimages the world with these icons as visual artist

-The Pope

-Abraham Lincoln

-JLo

-Mother teresa

-Chef Gordan Ramsey 

-Obama

-Mario’s mom and Dad <3

Trash or Treasure News

Where are all the librarians in CPS?!?!

Get to know our guest!

Marios Journey to the united states

Being an undocumented artist

Opening a studio in Chicago Lawn

Teaching for Yolocalli

Community art work and MORE

Q&A

-Who is a friend (and I add, a mentor) that you're thankful for?

-Whats your number on song on Spotify **spoiler, we get deep on Rosalia

-What do you do when you’re not feeling motivated to be creative?

Thank you for listening to It’s All Trash, a podcast diving into the trash world of education. 

My name is Sabrina Alicea and you can follow me at Es La Maestra on all socials. 

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Today we were joined by artist Mario Mena, you can find him at @ Mena_arte_ chicago on IG

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See you next time!