... 'Bridging Milwaukee's Heart' is a mural Tia completed in August of 2020 with six artist assistants and several volunteers, under the I-794 freeway located on N. Broadway.  In early 2020, Milwaukee Downtown BID #21 commissioned four murals painted by four different artists on the freeway piers of I-794. The murals are part of a bigger initiative called ' Brighten the Passage ' which also includes streetscaping and improved lighting. Tia was inspired for her design after meeting with the project planning team to better understand the purpose behind their initiative, which is to strengthen the connection between two distinct parts of downtown separated by the freeway.  Check out the progress of the four murals and artists here: At 2,600 sq. ft. this is Tia's largest mural to date and has a lot of details like buildings, landscapes and figures. She put together a crew of college student-artists for extra help, including several who'd worked with her during ...

Instagram links are listed here by most recent event. For an in-depth look into the art, visit www.cosmic-butterfly.com  ______________________________________________  Wall to Wall: How Mural Art is Changing MKE's Cityscape https://fb.me/e/1SzHIuZSP ______________________________________________ BUTTERFLY PARK + YOUTH ARTISTS UNITED MURALS (vote until 8/19/21) https://urbanmilwaukee.com/mandivote/ ______________________________________________ "HEART AND SOUL": The Art of Flavor murals for Jack Daniels with the Milwaukee Bucks: https://www.jackdaniels.com/en-us/artofflavor ______________________________________________ 2021 MAYOR'S CHOICE DESIGN AWARDS - "Spaces and Places" Youth Artists United murals  Complete list of winners and categories: https://city.milwaukee.gov/DCD/Planning/UrbanDesign/MayorsDesignAwards (Video) Youth Artists United mural program https://youtu.be/LprCFNooTig   ______________________________________________ Beloit International F...