Oregon Artist Emma Berger has created a delightful new mural for the City of Toledo. It is a special 'Sensory or Tactile’ Mural, with textured 3D elements that can be seen, as well as touched. The mural adorns Toledo’s Public Library and highlights the natural beauty of Toledo and the surrounding area. The mural features the Yaquina River, trees and plants and local wildlife including a heron, harbor seal, salmon, and a perfectly perched goldfinch.
To prepare for the mural, Emma sketched out different elements in mortar and carefully crafted texture for certain objects. For the leaves, Emma took casts of real native plants from the Toledo area and transferred them to the wall. Other tactile elements include rocks along the shore, bark on trees, fuzzy blooms on flowers, and the feathers of a heron.
The tactile mural dedication will be held on Wednesday, July 3rd at 10 a.m. at the Toledo Public Library.
