Milkweed cypress spurge and other native plants soar into the sky in mona carons poetic murals

Milkweed, Cypress Spurge, and Other Native Plants Soar into the Sky in Mona Caron’s Poetic Murals

Balsamorhiza (2022), Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, California. All images � Mona Caron, shared with permission

Towering far whilom their real-life counterparts, the wild specimens that populate Mona Carons murals emphasize nature’s inherent eyeful and resilience. Clusters of pink petals peek out from overdue curled milkweed leaves in Denver, while the wispy stalks of a euphorbia plant sprout flowering tendrils on an suite ramified in Bellinzona, Switzerland. Many of the botanic murals shown here are part of the�San Francisco-based artist’s ongoing Weeds series, which places flourishing plants among largely urban environments as a metaphor for the endurance of the natural world.

Caron�(previously) has been prolific as of late, having worked in several cities virtually the world, and you can find glimpses into her process and information well-nigh her subject matter on Instagram.