Peony Sunset

  • Mural
  • Traffic Signal Box Art
  • Southdale

Peony Sunset

  • Mural
  • Traffic Signal Box Art
  • Southdale

For this design, artist Christina Hollering found inspiration in the story of the Southdale-based Maschmeyer family. Ann Maschmeyer’s account of the family’s cultivation and distribution of thousands of peonies to brides, florists, and those honoring loved ones resonated deeply with her. She loved the vivid imagery she painted, of vibrant mounds of colorful peonies. Along with peonies, clusters of tomatoes are a reminder of the vegetable crops grown within the greenhouses of Southdale. Hollering complemented this imagery with the backdrop of a stunning Indiana sunset—a shared experience with our ancestors, who too marveled at the beauty of such evenings.

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Christina Hollering is a Zionsville-based visual artist and muralist, and an associate professor at the Herron School of Art and Design, Indiana University Indianapolis, where she received a BFA in painting and an MFA in painting and drawing. Christina’s art explores themes of biology, the environment, and the intersection of art and science. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, her compositions challenge viewers to contemplate their relationship with the environment and its creatures.

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