This mural features plants and animals that can be found in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati, in Mill Creek, and along the Mill Creek Greenway Trail. Inspiration for this mural came from conversations with people who live and work in Northside about their favorite plant and animal neighbors. This project was made possible by Northside Nest and is located on the side of Caracole.

As a part of Springer School and Centers’ Artist in Residence program (which also included printmaking workshops with every single student in grades 1-8!) a team of 12 8th grade students and I painted this mural in the hallway that leads to their outdoor learning lab. They each added their own insect or plant to the mural design.

In the summer of 2025, I designed this mural with input from Carthage Civic League members, neighbors, and business owners, and we all painted it together with over 60 volunteers at Cincinnati Health Department’s End of Summer Bash and Community Health Fair.  

Special thanks to Jessica Wolf of Paper Acorn for helping with volunteer coordination and community outreach at the Carthage Community Yard Sale!

In the summer of 2025, I designed this mural with the help of dozens of residents and small businesses in Cincinnati’s oldest neighborhood, Columbia Tusculum.  This project was coordinated by The Carnegie Center of Columbia Tusculum and painted with help from over 100 volunteers of all ages (our youngest painter was 2 years old!)