People to Watch in 2023: Louie Blaka, New Brunswick Artist
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Artist Louie Blaka was spreading blue paint across the intersection at Remsen Avenue and Suydam Street one afternoon last year when a resident hesitantly reported for duty.
Before long, the man was joyfully using all manner of colors to fill in the shapes that Blaka had laid out on the asphalt. His enthusiasm continued to grow as the street mural took form.
“He said, ‘I have never picked up a brush in my life, but I think I want to go home and start doing this as a hobby because I just had a great time,’” said Blaka, one of TAPinto New Brunswick’s People to Watch in 2023. Read the full article here..