Artist Statement
“Grow with the Flow” is a celebration of Fernie. A town nestled in the rockies filled with people always on the move and who love to come together over music. Bold Graphics and a strong use of heritage colours combine together to fill the space with energy and joy.
Tara Higgin’s work is renowned for it’s sense of colour, and as a printmaker and illustrator Becca Davies’ work is known for it’s strong graphic element.
Our goal was to create a piece that was strong enough to be understood from far away and intricate enough to draw the viewer in to discover more elements. Taking the key elements of nature, gathering, and music from the public survey as our jumping off point, we began with a colour palette and a large scale collage to decipher a flowing composition. In selecting the main colours for the mural we drew upon the heritage colour palette of town. For the secondary colours we turned to nature’s influence on the valley.
We wanted to intertwine the mountains that surround us, the river that runs through the heart of town, our mining heritage, outdoor adventures and the shared love of music in Fernie. To achieve this we used repetition of pattern and shapes as well as colour. “Grow with the Flow” is a collusion of two artists which salutes a community that lifts one another up in both it’s rendition and creation.