DTLA LIFE MAG #26 | MARCH-APRIL 2016 | Page 40

plement the surrounding garden landscape, add an element of elegance and symbolize peace. Collaborating on projects for years, ranging from architectural model-making to campaign advertisements, both Torres and Sherriff have been creating art from a young age. As a child, Torres was particularly attracted to newspaper and magazine advertisements for their ability to engender emotion quickly and efficiently. Now an art director and owner of Mint Sauce Productions, Inc., she considers herself a very conceptual person who sees the big picture in an idea and endeavors to provide the best solutions to any challenge. Sherriff comes from a family with three generations of architects, where art and design were a part of his daily life as a child. Drawing since he was three, Sherriff says his work always received a positive response, which was very empowering. Currently, an illustrator who works in the film industry, he continues to be inspired by his surroundings and can see things in their correct form and substance, drawing to evoke emotional responses and show others who he is. The Music Center anticipates the new shade structure will be mounted in early June of this year. For more information, visit www.grandparkla.org. GRAND PARK 200 North Grand Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90012 (213) 972 8080 [email protected] www.grandparkla.org