Murals

Creating murals is my way of trying to leave something positive in a space which I have the privilege of visiting. Often I try and connect to what is happening at that place, or in that country, and leave a message of hope or simply for the fact of adding colour and life to an empty abandoned wall. Perhaps even subconsciously, having colourful walls can brighten someone’s day.

"Shooting Stars" May, 2016

Mostar in Bosnia and Hercegovina hosts a Street Arts Festival that allows citizens and visitors to paint abandoned buildings and structures all around the city to engage the community and create beautiful facades. Many of Mostar's buildings are still covered in bullet holes from the Yugoslav wars in the early 90's. I wanted to turn all these bullet holes into something brighter and happier to see for the people walking by on their residential street.

Priroda, Prijatelji, Porodica, July 2017.

This is in a little town called Bijela, in the Bay of Kotor where my grandfather grew up. Life can be a bit hard here sometimes, and I wanted to paint something to represent what people can focus on, and what they have regardless of other life difficulties. The three panels are PRIRODA, PORODICA, PRIJATELJI - nature, family and friends.

Entre Amigos Community Garden Entrance, San Pancho, Mexico.  2017

My friend Naomi and I painted the empty concrete poles of the garden of the lovely community centre in San Pancho. It tracks the sun set, sunrise, and the rising and falling of the moon in the village. We just showed up, said that we were artists, and asked if there was something that needed painting!

Tentree Showroom Mural, May 2018. Vancouver, Canada.

I painted this while working at tentree in Vancouver - this was the main showroom and this is the mural without the clothing and shelves put up.

Nature Nurture, January 2017. In the women's space of the Khora Refugee Community Centre in Athens, Greece.

I painted this while volunteering at Khora, the walls were blank and I wanted to create something that can welcome the women who enter and use the space.

Painted Mosaics and Cactuses, December 2017. Corral De Comedias Hostel, Guanajuato, Mexico.

I painted these while working at this lovely hostel in Guanajuato City, one of my favourite places.

A local mural that went viral, Toronto 2020

I painted this quote from David W. Orr in my local neighbourhood, and it ended up going viral on the internet.