Ja:goh Samantha Jacobs, Jon-Anne Gaiwasedas Capasso & Jacky Snyder!
The Gowanda Mural Project is a grassroots community collective of local artists and volunteers who have been revitalizing neglected areas around this western New York town with creative and colorful murals.
One of the murals located on the side of Palm Gardens motel and bar was finished in August 2020 and is called “Garden in the Valley.” It’s brightly colored and features native birds and plants and is a nod to Native American beadwork.
The mural features flowers from the designs of some great local beadwork artists! The Gowanda Mural Project thanks Sam Jacobs, Jacky Snyder and Jon-Anne Gaiwasedas Capasso for allowing them to use their designs!
Here is how these ladies were thanked by the project on social media:
(February) Huge shout out to our featured artist, Sam Jacobs
It is simply our honor to be collaborating with such amazing artists and creating such beautiful art to connect and honor all of those in our community. Thank you, Samantha!
You can find more of Samantha’s work here: https://www.instagram.com/samij102/
(January) Huge shout out to our featured artist, Jon-Anne Gaiwasedas Capasso
This featured artist post has been a long time coming! We are beyond grateful to have been able to collaborate with local artist, Jon-Anne Gaiwasedas Capasso, on our “Garden in the Valley” mural. Her contribution and talent helped make our mural what it is today…which is BEAUTIFUL!
Everybody, meet Jon. We know you’re going to love her as much as we do.
PS – Be sure to check out Jon’s Facebook pages: The Urban Gaiyowah and Gifts and Three Wolves Gifts & Confections.
(September) Huge shout out to our featured artist, Jacky Snyder
Though things have been a little quiet around here at Gowanda Mural Project, our excitement for what is happening in our town is still extra LOUD!
We want to take a moment to start sending out some crazy, big love to the featured artists that generously shared their talents and designs with us, and helped make “Garden in the Valley” what it is…Which is absolutely beautiful, that’s what. A deep bow of gratitude to Jacky Snyder for sharing her work of the heart and beautiful beadwork with us, which then was incorporated into our mural.
Thank you, Jacky.
For more information about the Gowanda Mural Project, visit their group page at:
