Windsor Village Park

Client: IU Health and Indy Parks
Service: Murals
Type: Community Outdoor
Coverage: Cheeky
Detail: Signature
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Square footage: 900 sq ft

IU Health and Indy Parks hired me to design murals along a walking path to encourage healthy living and mindfulness.

Setting the Mood

The goals for this project included:

Design five vibrant murals with cohesive, fun colors
Lead IU Health volunteers to paint the designs over the course of two days

With these parameters in mind, I focused on simple, geometric shapes. This mood board shows the overall playful vibe I was going for.

Next step: designing!

the heart of the project:

Encourage healthy living and mindfulness through colorful ground murals

Design Concepts

Each of the five areas was conceptually inspired by elements of health:

Zip - the importance of community and coming together (like the teeth of a zipper)
Breathe - a looping cycle of deep belly breaths to calm the nervous system
Meander - two path options explore how slowing down to be present can reduce anxiety
Stepping Stones - setting doable, measurable goals to build consistency, enjoy the process, and become the person you want to be
Sunburst - sunshine and being outdoors are so important for mental health and well-being

Installation

The weather was perfect for the two day painting party.

IU Health brought over forty volunteers to Windsor Village Park to beautify the walking path. We used a combination of brushes and thick rollers to apply the paint to the asphalt. This is a tough surface to work with so the volunteers had a great amount of patience to fill in all the cracks.

Two to three coats of paint made the colors pop.

Americorps Vista and Indy Parks made the installation very enjoyable.

Thank you for all your hard work!

Final Result

You can see a bird’s-eye view of Windsor Village Park and the locations of the five murals along the walking path. Seeing splashes of color up ahead helps convey that the path is a loop and a great place to get some steps in.

birds eye view of five colorful walkway murals

“Our trail space was boring and lacked appeal for trail walkers. We reached out to Siena to add five eye-catching murals spaced out around the walking trail. The end results were a huge improvement! Our park users have shared how much they enjoy the vibrant colors.

The walking path and the space is now lively compared to what it was before.

I highly recommend Siena. She was proficient to get the goal accomplished and was open to feedback so we landed on a color scheme that we loved. Thank you, Siena! We appreciate your artistic eye and abilities to help beautify Windsor Village Park Family Center.”

Shawn Cowherd
Park Manager