Artist Deborah Macy enjoys a good laugh at something David says as he works on his painting. David Danis, who has Down syndrome, attends his weekly art class with local artist Deborah Macy at her studio in New Bedford, MA.
Chippy looks on as Sara Gifford, 18, pulls out the drawings she and her classmates made during the design process, when they came up with the New Bedford Credit Union's mascot. Chippy the New Bedford Credit Union's mascot, made a surprised visit to Visual Design class at Voc-Tech in New Bedford. Students of Visual Design were responsible for the creation of the design of the mascot for the credit union's Making Cents Kids Account program and were unaware that an actual physical mascot was going to be made. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Chippy looks on as Sara Gifford, 18, pulls out the drawings she and her classmates made during the design process, when they came up with the New Bedford Credit Union's mascot. Chippy the New Bedford Credit Union's mascot, made a surprised visit to Visual Design class at Voc-Tech in New Bedford. Students of Visual Design were responsible for the creation of the design of the mascot for the credit union's Making Cents Kids Account program and were unaware that an actual physical mascot was going to be made. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA