Plymouth Housing Mural

Painted Mural, entitled “Hope”

Designed by Lauren Iida

Painted by Urban Artworks & Path With Art

Commissioned by Plymouth Housing

Seattle’s Uptown Neighborhood

Completed September 2021

Artist Statement: ​

"The title of this piece is “Hope,” which I created for the new Plymouth Housing building using my signature “paper cutaway” technique. Themes include unity, inclusiveness, community, creative expression, and resilience in difficult times. The paper crane in Japanese culture is a symbol of hope and healing, specifically in times of adversity.

It is said if one folds 1,000 paper cranes, their wish will be granted. The “Memory Net” aspect of this piece is a reoccurring theme in my artwork, as an emblem for honoring ones cultural heritage and “dredging” up symbolic objects which recall the personal stories which make up our self-awareness as a society. In my piece, community resolve, collective memories and experience come together through the hand of an artist who paints our united future of hope.”