Leaving prints

It was during a visit to New York City in 2009 that life-long Flagstaff resident and self-taught artist Philip Haviland saw first-hand the devastation still visible from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The experience inspired him to begin an art project that he continues today. Haviland, 24, who works at Flagstaff Medical Center and hopes to attend art school in Las Vegas, Nev., next year, started making stencils and sending them to fire stations in New York City. Now three years into the project, he has created and sent stencils to 60 New York fire stations. His goal is to send one to each of the more than 130 stations in the city. Each stencil comes with a letter to the firefighters from Haviland. In it he writes, �I decided to create a piece of art in recognition and honor of what you�ve seen, what you�ve lost, and what you will never forget. I wanted everyone to know that your courage and sacrifice will live on forever in the hearts of your fellow countrymen. I created the enclosed print for you, each and every one of you. It is a gift from me, my way of saying thanks by putting into my art what I can�t say in words.� His project is self-funded and to help raise money to continue the project he is selling additional prints for $30. For more information, he can be contacted at haviland_design@yahoo.com. One hundred percent of the proceeds are returned to the project, he said. (Courtesy photo)

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Leaving prints: "It was during a visit to New York City in 2009 that life-long Flagstaff resident and self-taught artist Philip Haviland saw first-hand the devastation still visible from the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The experience inspired him to begin an art project that he continues today. "

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