“Love Notes”
Location: Creature Comforts Cafe
1647 Pearl St Boulder, CO 80302
2023 Summer Mural Series
Photos by Tyler Dittlo
We are in love with Moe Gram's updated mural for Creature Comforts! Moe refreshed this mural during our 2023 Summer Mural Series celebrating community and collective healing.
The artist initially painted this mural for our 2021 Street Wise Boulder Mural Festival. Moe's original mural was part of a series of empathy walls. This particular wall used the phrase "Make Space" to encourage viewers to consider all the many ways we make space. It's important to make space for how we or others in our community feel.
The original message of the mural resonated with Jess Liu, the owner of Creature Comforts.
"The fact Moe painted an entire mural dedicated to the phrase “make space,” beckoning people to reflect on how they can make (emotional) space for themselves and others on the building in which I was making a (physical) space, felt like the most beautiful universal coincidence," she says.
Moe's mural inspired Jess to refrain from painting the exterior of the building white and instead update the mural after installing larger windows, garage doors, and patio entrance. She wanted the refreshed mural to complement the interior vibes of the cafe. Jess and Moe bonded over their love of color, the importance of play, and curating discoverable moments and experiences for people.
Viewers will find "love notes" throughout the new mural, a key theme that Jess requested. She loves discovering or stumbling across notes on sidewalks, walls, etc. and values how they invite pause and reflection.
Moe peppers these love notes throughout the colorful mural, creating an eye-catching wall that invokes the community with the positive energy and impact that Creature Comforts hopes to bring.