The Bookcliff Sales mural has been started by Helper artist, Kate Kilpatrick-Miller. This has been in the planning stages for a few months so to see it coming alive will be a treat for residents. Castle Country Radio was able to sit down with the artist to get all the details of the mural.
The owners/operators of Bookcliff Sales had been wanting to design a mural on the side of their building for some time. It was not till they were able to secure a grant that they now are able to bring their blank wall to life. “We talk about what it should be, we measured it, it’s actually 429 feet. I’ve done research, it’s the longest mural in Utah at the moment, so that’s pretty exciting and could be a real pull into that area of Price because of that for tourism and other things. I asked them what do you want, and that really was the design phase and I think they wanted to show their pride of the area,” stated Kilpatrick-Miller. She has worked very closely with Bookcliff Sales in the design of the entire mural and has incorporated many aspects related to the Castle Country area.
“I went to the drawing board and what I’ve created is it starts with the world and people coming from all over the world, some through Castle Gate, some on the train. It’s got the railroad, it’s got mining, it moves into the plants, the power plants. We have some of actually inside the one that was demolished just recently, in the past ten years, and then into ranching and farming,” explained Kilpatrick-Miller. Following the ranching and farming will be a few illustrations of the many faces of the local college. The mural establishes a timeline of the area and how it came to be.
The anticipated completion date is schedule for some time in September. “I want to get it done; the weather has been really strange. You know we had a lot of wind that delayed me with the Dragatis mural and then we’re getting this rain, intermittent rains, so it makes it a little tricky. But we want to get it done before it gets too cold, because you have to have an ambient temperature of about 60 degrees in order for the paint to cure,” stated Kilpatrick-Miller. The Dragatis mural can been seen on 100 North in Price.
To learn more about the artist, Kate Kilpatrick-Miller visit her Facebook page.