Schiff said he will picture the figures, but instead of dining with Christ, they will be having a good time at a restaurant. Instead of making the sign of the sacred covenant, the figure will be either making a gesture or calling a waiter. I want each viewer to decide what the figure is doing. I want it to be highly interpretive. Schiff said he first got the idea to paint a fresco mural two years ago after attending a workshop at the old Washington Street School on Harrison Street.
Fresco is a process of applying pigment to fresh plaster before it dries.
Jim Jereb, associate professor of fine arts, said fresco was a popular medium in the 14th and 15th centuries for church decorations. The project should be done by June. Two student murals are under way in Ophelia Parrish. Junior Raye Smith is painting the first-floor mural on the east side of the building. She said it is based on the awkwardness of being an adolescent.