Mimi Williams
Artists on Board 2020
“I was delighted to be asked to participate in “Artists On Board” for a couple of reasons. I am a huge fan of Downtown Olympia and love public art. The murals and sculptures in Olympia elevate the cityscape adding color and an artistic dimension. Also, the decision to paint on the boarded up windows was brilliant because we want to support the businesses during the temporary closures.
I chose to create an image inspired by Corita Kent, a contemporary of Andy Warhol, who used inspiring words and images in her public art. The title of my piece is, “Flowers Grow Out of the Dark.” Primarily I work in printmaking so this project of painting two eight foot pieces of plywood was really challenging and very fun!” See more artwork here.