📍Columbia, MD
Acrylic Paint Marker
October 2021
Acrylic Paint Marker
October 2021
I was commissioned by Busboys and Poets to complete a mural depicting the company's tribal statement. Busboys and Poets is a collection of restaurants that prides itself on providing ‘conscious cuisine’ to its customers all over the DMV area.
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The theme of the restaurant is very nature inspired, so I decided to pay homage to the Black Eyed Susan, the Maryland state flower. I wanted to put a little bit of myself into this piece as a former employee, so I decided to use a hand stippling technique to help emphasize the shape of the flowers and and add a bit of depth to the piece.
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