Poppy’s Embrace Mural
Title: Poppy’s Embrace
Medium: Interior wall paint, audio recording
Artists: Jaymie Johnson & Keiko Lee-Hem
Venue: Oxygen Art Centre
Dates: September 2023 - September 2024
Artist Statement
Inspired by the perfect pink and purple poppies growing in our gardens, and the refuge we each find in nature, we’ve transformed this space into the inside of a poppy flower. The experience is enriched by sounds recorded from our garden poppies, of buzzing bees busily collecting nectar and pollen, with birdsong in the distance.
Our intention with Poppy’s Embrace is to provide the visitor a momentary escape from the busy-ness of the outside world, and a chance to be soothed by the refuge that nature offers our over-stimulated minds and bodies.
A special thank you to Jaymie Johnson for the invitation to collaborate and to Julia Prudhomme and Oxygen Art Centre for the opportunity to create.
Mural Process & Documentation
Documenting the process of creating Poppy’s Embrace mural installation.
