“Hope Mural, located at 2907 Marshall. Chris Visions collaborated with Emily Herr in creating a tribute Mural to lost loved ones in the midst of riots and unrest in the city. Those portrayed are Elijah McClain (Left, Murdered 2019), Marcus David Peters (Center, Murdered 2018), Brandon Gerald Robertson (Right, Lost to Suicide 2019). (Painted in the Summer of 2020)” - Chris Visions’ portfolio www.chrisvisions.com
When Quirk Hotel started work on a second location, I was absolutely delighted to work with André Shank to create something special for their rooftop bar and restaurant. Since we’d both worked with Quirk before on a few different projects, this was a comfortable opportunity to go out on a limb! They entrusted us with a free-reign approach, and the two of us approached the wall with only an idea for the process but no design.
André and I were able to bounce off of each other’s colors and shapes to discover this footloose and fancy-free mural that surprised both of us! Huge thanks to André for being an extraordinary vibesmith and to Adam Dorland and Katie Ukrop for encouraging our experimentation.
Nicole Bourgea, a prolific muralist from DC, invited me to collaborate on this fun and decorative piece for the Model Tobacco Lofts in Richmond. After chatting online for a few years, this was an opportunity to meet in person and jam on a design together!
The complex is an impressive brick factory from Richmond’s notorious tobacco-based economic history, with many hints of art deco design throughout the property. We took the excuse to get inspired by local history, visiting the Valentine Museum and the VMFA to find some examples of tobacco ephemera and art deco design. Our custom tobacco tin references this time period, the cash crop itself, and the luxurious feel the developers aim to provide for their tenants.
My friend Ellie and I threw this cutie up in just NINE HOURS! Basically from sunup to sundown (winter sunlight, what can i say) we did some quick painting and decision-making, not to mention learning how to use spray paint for the first time. The design is based on a print Ellie did of this neighborhood (Bushwick), smooshed with my Thrive motif.
This is a communal wall offered by a spray paint shop called Low Brow Artique, which means we painted over someone else's art to put ours up. In turn our mural was painted over after just two days - unusually fast for that spot, but our image was also a pretty unusual style in a neighborhood totally covered in all kinds of graffiti. Next time, we're determined to find somewhere a little more permanent.
HerrSuite was invited to collaborate on a mural with Sure Hand Signs as part of the new program Welcoming Walls. Our styles work well together - Ross's "Rise and Shine" meshed nicely with a birds-and-plants pattern that you may recognize from a couple of my other small projects.
This was an awesome and intense 3-day experience. On the first half-day we got help from Altria volunteers, but the rest was just us and the hot hot sun in front of a white reflective wall on top of a big asphalt heat sink. I'd love to do it again.
"Welcoming Walls RVA is a project dedicated to bringing large scale public art to the highways and gateways of Richmond Virginia in an effort to boost civic pride, increase tourism, and solidify our city's reputation as a capital of culture and creativity."
- www.welcomingwallsrva.com
Painted for Väsen Brewery. The guys at Väsen brought me in on this project really early- when I first visited the site they didn't even have a floor, much less walls. They talked to me about their inspiration and experiences of Scandinavian shamans and outdoor lifestyles and nature spirits.