Penn Central Mall
Penn Central Mall
Jennifer Drinkwater. Penn Central Mall, acrylic on wood, 12” x 12”, 2023.
**Please note that while Penn Central Mall is available for purchase, it is currently in an exhibition and will not be available for delivery until late April. Please email jennifer@whatsgoodproject.com with any questions.
Penn Central Mall arrives wired and ready to hang. My genius husband Aaron Swanson carefully crafts each panel with high-quality wood, mounting a smooth plywood surface onto a sturdy, mitred wooden frame that provides depth and support to the painting. The sides of the panel are sanded and finished for smoothness.
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Twenty percent of profits support Oskaloosa Main Street.
The community story that inspired Penn Central Mall….
Interview Participant: Mike Gipple, Community Coordinator, Penn Central Mall
**Edited for length and clarity
“We start with the assumption of ‘yes, that will work.’ And then let's prove why it wouldn't.
I think that's a little different than a lot of places. They want to start with a no and then prove why it would work.
I always want to be that other side. I want to be that, ‘yes, yes. Yes. Yes. Let's do it!’
And then we can process slowly and work through the project and say, “oh, you know what, I ran into this stumbling block” versus starting with the stumbling block.
Because when you start with the stumbling block, you don't invite other people in to solve the problem.
When you start with yes, you have a team of people that can help you resolve the situation.”
