A TALENTED street artist is aiming to bring the Tralee to Fenit Greenway to life by creating a larger-than-life wildflower mural, with blossoms cascading along the walled part of the walk in Tralee town, known locally as the Green Mile.
Incorporating local flora and fauna, Ciara McKenna is inviting community groups and members of the public to collaborate with her in the realisation this unique piece of street art.
“I will base the mural on the many beautiful tiny flowers hidden in the hedgerows and walls. My hope is that locals and community groups, while out walking the Green Mile, will photograph these tiny wildflowers and post them to the project’s Facebook page,” said the west Kerry street artist.
Ciara and Kerry Biodiversity Officer, Cathy Fischer, will then scale up the delicate flowers to create a vivid piece of street art along the greenway’s walls.
“These delicate lifeforms have a huge impact on our mental health and this mirrors my belief that each person in a community has a role, each being has value and we all have a part to play,” she said.
Ciara’s work Grandma’s Hands – a large scale mural created in response to the pandemic and in tribute to senior citizens – recently garnered national attention having featured on RTÉ’s Ireland on Call. A member of the public subsequently invited Ciara to come to Tralee and create the unique and uplifting work in a public space.
People can post their photos to the project’s dedicated Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/FlowerScapeTraleeFenitGreenway/Flowerscape-Tralee Greenway.
The Tralee Green Mile project is supported by the Creative Ireland Projects in Communities in association with Kerry County Council’s Arts Office.
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