International Domestic Violence Memorial

The Mural Mosaic Team is a group that brings together people and communities while creating amazing artwork in the process. The brainchild of renowned artist Lewis Lavoie, and co-produced by Phil Alain and Paul Lavoie- this project finds a way to incorporate hundreds of individual paintings together that are created by artists who do not know each other or know what the final image of the mural will be, but when they are assembled they create amazing murals!! THERE ARE NO DIGITAL EFFECTS USED WHATSOEVER!! Each artists is able to maintain their individuality in their own artistic style while being a part of the much bigger picture. All of this while helping build community and supporting charities world wide. Mural Mosaic has already managed to help raise over half a million dollars for various causes while bolstering the careers of hundreds of artists!

The Mural Mosaic Team has kindly given us permission to use their artistic style, flair, and techniques to help us create this one of a kind everlasting Memorial.

Angelica Harris was born April 23rd in New York City from a diverse European Family. She attended William Cullen Bryant High School where her love for writing was ignited by her schoolteachers before she attended Hunter College where she majored in Liberal Arts, History and Theater. As a young woman Harris interned at the Roundabout Theater Off Broadway in New York City. She acted at her Community theatre and lent her Cosmetology talents doing hair and makeup and creating designs for many of the local shows. Harris also worked on the Sci-Fi Soap Dark Shadows. Angelica has always had a passion for Medieval History, especially the Arthurian Period. She is the author of titles "The Quest for Excalibur" and "Excalibur and the Holy Grail". Harris had her first book revised in 2005 with her editor Andrea Howe. In 2004 Angelica partnered with Corey Blake, literary development director with LA Film Lab Entertainment and Chairman of the Dream; Writers of the Round Table Inc., and Writers of the Round Table Press for the development of her third book, "Excalibur Reclaims Her King" (Blake will adapt the screenplay in 2009 for production in 2010). Harris and Blake were invited to speak about their work at the Virginia Reading Conference in 2006.

In addition to her Novels, Angelica was recently commissioned by the Titanic Museum in Florida and Nova Scotia to further develop a short story/historical piece for display in the museums. Harris is the creator of her own inspiring coaching program called Success for Authors, a unique series designed to help aspiring and established writers bring their love for words to excellence on the page. Ms. Harris enjoys Fencing and belongs to the Society for Creative Anachronism, and The Tourette Syndrome Association. Though she was raised Catholic, Angelica enjoys the study of the Wicca Faith. In her third book, Harris has invented a Pagan language using the Druid language she studied from Celtic mythology to create the linguistics of the speech. She is most proud of her studies and promises that this book will be an adventure to her readers both historically and magically. 

Adrian Fisher, Adrian Fisher Design, LTD. Since 1979 Adrian Fisher has been providing clients with highly creative and internationally award-winning designs. Adrian and his wife Marie founded Adrian Fisher Design Ltd to provide their attentive personal design service so highly rated by discerning clients across the world. Adrian Fisher invents and designs two and three dimensional puzzles and challenges. He is considered the world’s leading maze designer and is an authority on the subject. His highly creative design services range from mazes and puzzles, landscape and garden design, entertaining and educational experiences, special events to public art and community renewal.

Named by The Guardian newspaper in 2007 as one of Britain’s top 50 designers, Adrian Fisher has designed half the world’s mirror mazes since 1990, the world’s first corn maze, and over 500 mazes across 30 countries. His imaginative and innovative designs are created in the landscape or in indoor environments. They are visually artistic, entertaining, playful, and are highly media worthy to the delight of clients, who enjoy their promotional benefits.

Among his many achievements, his warmly received report “Stamford 3000″ applied his holistic approach to the future development of an English market town with over 500 historic buildings. He devised a new Bus Map concept for London Transport, invented the Mitre Tiling system and the 7-sided Fisher Paver system, has set six Guinness World Records and is an international gold medalist in garden design. His puzzles regularly appear in newspapers and magazines around the world. His ‘Navigati’ puzzle appears every day in Britain’s Daily Mail, and ‘Mandali’ features in the BBC’s weekly magazine, the Radio Times.

Adrian serves on the European Board of the leisure industry’s professional suppliers’ association, TEA, which is dedicated to creating compelling places and experiences. Adrian Fisher Design Ltd is also a member of IAAPA, International Attractions and Amusement Parks Association and BALPPA, British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions.

Adrian Fisher lives in Dorset, England, with his wife Marie and the youngest of their six children, Wilfred. Adrian was born in England in 1951, educated at Oundle School and Portsmouth Polytechnic, trained as a management consultant, is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Gardeners of London, and has a great talent for design and innovation. His appreciation for landscape, his aptitude for mathematics and three-dimensional space, and his love of history and the arts, all combined to prepare him for his extraordinary vocation of designing and creating unique and beautiful discovery adventures and mazes all over the world. Adrian Fishers highly creative and internationally award-winning designs offer our company a unique methodology of fundraising by designing unique mazes that would attract a wider audience while bringing people together to raise awareness about domestic abuse.

Palace of Glass Inc. has partnered with us to provide the exquisite panels that will adorn each side of the lantern. Located in Southern California, the expert craftsmen from Italy and Czech, will work closely with our team to ensure that each of the artworks from 260 artists worldwide be transferred onto larger pieces of glass to form four 10’ x 6’ panels. 

Matthew J. Illich Jr.,  M.S., Founder of Northeastern Group Consulting, LLC. Matthew is a Corporal with the Glenolden Police Department in suburban Philadelphia.  He serves as a squad supervisor and is a certified field training officer.  He is a police trainer and liaison for the Delaware County Domestic Abuse Project as well. Matt serves on the board of the Delaware County Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation where he is the chair of the Officer Safety and Education Committee as well as a regional director for the Jorgen S. Holand Achievement Award committee. Also, he is an adjunct professor at Widener University. He received his Masters Degree in Criminal Justice from St. Josephs University. Matt has received numerous awards and commendations for valor as well as for his service to victims and the community. Matthew J. Illich’s knowledge, experience as an police trainer, and commitment to serve victims of domestic abuse will be a major asset to our company.

On Thursday October 23rd, 2008 Matt Illich was a guest speaker on Dr Charlotte Thompson’s internet radio show “Life Sense Strategies” .  Matt discussed a variety of Domestic Violence Issues as well as the book Contemporary Issues in Domestic Violence which he co-authored with Tom Byrne. 

Listen to Matt’s radio interview on Domestic Violence and the book, “Contemporary Issues in Domestic Violence.”

Thomas J. Byrne, M.S., Co-Founder of Northeastern Group Consulting, LLC. Tom is the Chief of Police in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania. He has served on the Pennsylvania Attorney General Task Force for Family Violence and Delaware County District Attorney’s Task Force for Domestic Violence.  He works as a Police Trainer and Liaison with Delaware County Domestic Abuse Project, having served in this capacity for over a decade.  Also, he is an adjunct professor at Delaware County Community College as well as Widener University.  He earned his Master’s Degree from St. Joseph’s University. His understanding of domestic abuse, as well as his involvement with the Delaware County Domestic Abuse Project and Pennsylvania Attorney general Task Force for Family Violence, will prove inestimable.

The mission of the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV) is to organize for collective power by advancing transformative work, thinking and leadership of communities and individuals working to end the violence in our lives.

NCADV believes violence against women and children results from the use of force or threat to achieve and maintain control over others in intimate relationships, and from societal abuse of power and domination in the forms of sexism, racism, homophobia, classism, anti-Semitism, able-bodyism, ageism and other oppressions. NCADV recognizes that the abuses of power in society foster battering by perpetuating conditions, which condone violence against women and children. Therefore, it is the mission of NCADV to work for major societal changes necessary to eliminate both personal and societal violence against all women and children.

NCADV's work includes coalition building at the local, state, regional and national levels; support for the provision of community-based, non-violent alternatives - such as safe home and shelter programs - for battered women and their children; public education and technical assistance; policy development and innovative legislation; focus on the leadership of NCADV's caucuses developed to represent the concerns of organizationally under represented groups; and efforts to eradicate social conditions which contribute to violence against women and children.