Woodstock Mural, Large mural at New Seasons Market in Woodstock neighborhood, Portland, United States.
The Woodstock Mural is a large-scale painting on the west side of New Seasons Market in the Woodstock neighborhood. It spans approximately 52 feet wide by 15 feet tall and divides into three distinct sections, each addressing themes of commerce, education, and outdoor recreation.
The Woodstock Neighborhood Association first planned a mural for the Lutz Tavern, then for Red Fox Vintage, where Heidi Schultz completed the original in November 2013. When New Seasons built an adjacent store that hid it, Dan Cohen and an assistant reproduced the design on the new building's west wall in October 2015.
Each of the three panels carries a Greek deity recast as a Woodstock local: a bearded shopkeeper with Hermes's winged hat and a caduceus tattoo, a girl at the library as Athena with an owl and olive-branch necklace, and an Asian woman farmer as Demeter with poppies and a cornucopia. Above the girl, Chinese characters on a chalkboard give the neighborhood motto, "a nice place to live."
The mural is located on the west wall of the supermarket and is easily visible from the street, making it accessible to view at any time of day. Afternoon light brings out the colors most effectively, and visiting during quieter hours allows for better photography and observation.
The right section shows Demeter as an Asian woman farmer at the neighborhood farmers' market, wearing poppies as a crown and a sheaf-of-wheat tattoo, with a cornucopia beside her. She holds a lotus staff described as a flaming torch, and Douglas fir trees and Woodstock Park's off-leash dog area appear behind her.
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