Tecumseh Middle School Art Teacher Kelly Renken stands in the hallway outside his room between the Massive Meme Memorial and the Wall of Legends. In the past year, he has painted 85 memes and 56 legends in the TMS North Building, and he posts his work on YouTube and TikTok, with 52.3K subscribers so far.
Tecumseh Middle School Art Teacher Kelly Renken poses in front of the second section of the Wall of Legends. Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
The Massive Meme Memorial was created by Tecumseh Middle School Art Teacher Kelly Renken at the TMS North Building, outside his classroom. Since Feb. 2025, Renken has painted 85 memes, many suggested by his students, and the project continues until he runs out of hallway. On the opposite side of the hall, Renken has painted two sections of the Wall of Legends, with 56 people and animals so far.
The Wall of Legends - Part 1 features both late celebrities and animals painted by Tecumseh Middle School Art Teacher Kelly Renken at the TMS North Building over the past year. Renken has continued down the hallway and also has a Wall of Legends - Part 2 still in progress. He has painted 56 legends so far, posting his work, along with quotes and music, on YouTube and TikTok. Renken plans to make a Wall of Living Legends next.
Tecumseh Middle School Art Teacher Kelly Renken stands in the hallway outside his room between the Massive Meme Memorial and the Wall of Legends. In the past year, he has painted 85 memes and 56 legends in the TMS North Building, and he posts his work on YouTube and TikTok, with 52.3K subscribers so far.
Hidden inside the Tecumseh Middle School North Building are two hallway murals that have been almost a year in the making and continue to grow.Each addition can be viewed on YouTube and TikTok under the name of “Mr. Renken.”Kelly Renken is an art teacher and the artist responsible for creating the murals.In Feb. 2025, Renken began working on The Massive Meme Memorial, ?...
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