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Grow Love

“Healing Garland”

Location: 1966 13th Street Boulder, CO 80302

2023 Summer Mural Series

Photos by Tyler Dittlo and Peter Kowalchuk

Grow Love is a master spray paint artist and often paints flowers. Inspired by the iconography of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance paintings, she dives deep into the symbolism and iconography of floral bouquets with this mural.⁠

We often offer care and love to friends and family experiencing hardship through the gift of flowers. In her mural, Grow Love paints flowers connected with the theme of community healing. She features the flora native to the state of Colorado.⁠

Irises symbolize wisdom and truth; white and pink peonies represent innocence and purity (samurai grew peonies as a sign of bravery and honor); tulips are associated with deep love; wheat represents the staff of life, bounty, resurrection, fertility, and nourishment; and grapes symbolize prosperity and abundance.⁠

Grow Love also adds pink roses and peaches, which are lovingly grown by local community members. Blue ribbons representing the faith and hope of the community loosely wrap around the mural. The festoon of blooms, plants, and fruits weaves together a prayer of hope, love, strength, and connection. ⁠

Thank you Grow Love for this beautiful gift to the community of Boulder! ⁠

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