Mural #4

The Mural That Opened Doors

It took a little time to land my next mural project. My first mural at The Valiant Ballroom was completed in March 2022, but my next opportunity didn’t come until that May. I went back to the same approach that got me started, talking to anyone who had a wall and asking if I could paint it.

After weeks of putting myself out there again, Kindred Homestead Supply in downtown Vancouver reached out and asked me to paint their front door for Vancouver’s Spruce the Couve initiative, a citywide effort run by the Vancouver Downtown Association to get people excited about cleaning up and beautifying our community.

I got the email about the job just minutes before boarding a flight to visit friends and immediately said yes. Somewhere between airport layovers and midair Wi-Fi, I realized I’d have to design, gather supplies, and be ready to paint only three hours after landing back home in just three days.

So I spent every flight sketching and refining my design, determined to make it happen. Three days later, while waiting for my flight home, I got the official design approval from the client. The moment I landed, I headed straight to the supply store, loaded up on paint, and within three hours was standing in front of Kindred’s door, brush in hand, painting what would become my fourth mural.

That mural became a turning point, the project that opened doors for many more opportunities to come.