Mosaics A Snapshot Of Kailua
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When it opens in the spring, Whole Foods Market on the outside will already be a friend to passers-by on Kailua Road. Two large and vivid ceramic murals recently joined the remarkable Living Wall on the store’s facade in phase three of Kailua Town Center.
Bethany Brown spent several months creating acrylic paintings for “Seaside Living” and “Kailua State of Mind.” She said friends’ and neighbors’ comments about their community helped her form her ideas. The Kailua artist’s work was then “translated” into its mosaic conclusion by Leah Rigg, a noted ceramic artist from Honolulu.
“I hope that people will enjoy these murals as an aesthetically interesting and attractive snapshot of their neighborhood,” added Rigg, who spent about 250 hours completing the two mosaics. “I like to think people will not just walk by them but take a minute to enjoy the piecing together of the tiles, read the words and appreciate the placement of the mosaics among all the plants.”
Two previous works by the women including a giclee at Castle Medical Birth Center (by Brown) and three entry murals at Windward Mall’s new food court (by Rigg).
“Beautifying our public spaces with colorful local art helps fulfill Harold K.L. Castle’s vision,” said Kaneohe Ranch CEO Mitch D’Olier, “and both Bethany and Leah have done a wonderful job of depicting our special community with these one-of-a-kind mosaics.”
The state’s first commercial Living Wall was installed earlier this fall by Kaneohe Ranch, showcasing an 11-by18-foot vertical panel of native and tropical plants. Kaneohe Ranch, which commissioned the project, manages the real estate owned by the family business entities of Harold K.L. Castle and Alice H. Castle and their nonprofit charitable foundation.
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