A local artist is bringing her talents home to Colorado.
DENVER — A vibrant new mural in the Bonnie Brae neighborhood captures the essence of the Denverites in an abstract display of the Rockies. Painted on the wall of Bonnie Brae Liquor, adjacent to the iconicLeggitt, who grew up just three blocks away from the mural site, reminisces about her childhood walks to Bonnie Brae Ice Cream with her family, describing it as a weekly tradition she eagerly anticipated.
After attending George Washington High School and later Colorado State University, Leggitt moved away to Bellingham, Washington, in 2021, where she founded a nonprofit organization called. The organization aims to foster art in communities experiencing rapid growth and gentrification. "This building is so iconic and important. A mural is an ability for a community to feel connected, it's placemaking, it's showing love," Leggitt remarked.Her proposal for the mural was met with enthusiasm, Leggitt started her project last Friday, and five days later is nearly finished.
“My greatest hope is for this mural to become as popular as Bonnie Brae Ice Cream, but that will never happen,” Leggitt laughed.
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