“Uplifting” is the name of this Ashland public artwork by Krista Hepford. (Photo by Peter Finkle)
Ashland piece of public art intended to inspire kindness
If you live in or drive through Ashland, you may have seen this public artwork many times. But have you noticed it?
“Uplifting” is a large ceramic tile wall mural on the side of the Abbey Carpet & Floor building, 1668 Siskiyou Blvd., in Ashland. It is next to Branson’s Chocolate shop and across the street from House of Thai restaurant.
Before she thought of creating art on the wall, artist Krista Hepford was a customer of Abbey Carpet & Floor. The long blank wall on the side of the building, visible from Siskiyou Boulevard, was hard to miss. Plus it was a magnet for graffiti painters.
“A wall in sad…
