Rest and Rejuvenation



Private Mural Commission for Mary Burke by Wingra Creek Drive / 2018

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Rest and Rejuvenation reminds us that times of dormancy, reflection, and quiet work precede times of rejuvenation.

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Rest and Rejuvenation is by a commuter bike path that crosses Wingra Creek in Madison. The mural reminds us that times of dormancy, reflection, and quiet work precede times of rejuvenation.

The mural features one of the tree-headed figures that have become signature to my work. The tree-headed figure is a reminder that we grow and change even when we cannot perceive it, and that forces that are invisible to us often shape the transformations that we do see.

Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Front of Mural


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Detail of lower mural, hands and water


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Looking up at Mural


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Detail of middle of mural, tree


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Process: Jenie climbing scaffolding to paint mural


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Process: Amy painting final details on flowers


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Process: Emida and Jenie 30 ft up in a boom lift!


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Process: Hannah Avner, mural intern


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Process: Mural interns Hannah Avner and Hedi Ma on the final paint day


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Process: Emida and Jenie up in the boom lift!


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Process: Jenie working on the mural


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Process: Detail of mural from between the trees


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Process: Initial Sketch on House


Rest and Rejuvenation Exterior House Mural

Complete Mural, Madison


Title: Rest and Rejuvenation

Medium: Exterior mural, Mural paint directly on vinyl siding

Dimensions: ~30 x 20 feet, 605 square feet total

Lead Designer and Artist: Jenie Gao

Production Team: Emida Roller, Hannah Avner, Amy Zaremba, Alicia Rheal

Project Interns: Michael Nugent, Jonathan Piat, Hedi Ma

Photo Credit: Latasia Dhami

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