Cedar Ave. Shell Station Mural by Elise Kyllo
In the summer of 2006 local artist Elise Kyllo, with the help of neighborhood volunteers, painted this mural on the side of a Shell gas station at 34th St. E. and Cedar Ave. S. in Minneapolis.
The mural features a quote from the 14th Century poet Hafez:
“Even after all this time
the sun never says to the earth
‘you owe me.’
Look what happens
with a love like that,
it lights the
whole sky.”
“The mural on the wall is just a glimpse of its greater value,” Elise said to the Corcoran Neighborhood News (PDF). “This garden of color came out of new friendships made and the joy, hope, and pride of a community effort.”
A year later Kyllo collaborated with the community again to create another mural at 34th St. E. and Cedar Ave. S., kitty-corner from this one.
February 25th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Cool…. thanks for this! I’ll have to poke around this site some more!