Find it in ‘mural alley’ at 934 Cleveland Avenue, Columbus, OH. This is an annual fest featuring over 40 freshly painted outdoor murals. The party happens September 11th and 12th, 2026- with live music across multiple stages, food trucks, craft beer, a vendor market, and kids' activities. Murals stay up until next year when they get primed and do it all over again.
Timelapse of painting.
Those who know my letterpress prints might recognize this one. The original prints featured screen printed artwork of birds + cage I collaged / created from vintage 1800s engravings. Text reads "GET FREE" and was made with letterpressed wood type printed on a Vandercook No. 4 (while on residency Directangle Press in NH October 2025). For this mural, I thought it would be cool to have something recognizable (if you know me, you know it’s me) and also nod to my printmaking roots. I also chose this one for its uplifting+defiant message for these unprecedented times.
It was fun to actually PAINT a wall again, as a majority of my large murals and installs go up as vinyl wraps. I decided to throw it up there freehand when the projector was a no go (and the thought of gridding it out was also a NO for me due to time). It came out pretty good for an out-of-practice rush job, I think. I needed to create something I could paint in 2 days since I was coming down from Cleveland (I was feeling time abundant when I signed up but less so when paint time rolled around). I kept it simple and straightforward for that reason. And got it done in 1.5 days! (I’m criticizing the letters a bit now but was drawing from a weird angle on the scaffold - and about to heat stroke out so IT’S FINE.)
Thanks for having me, @934fest. And special thanks to Aunt Jill for being my mural buddy / scaffold schlepper!