04/17/2026
Not every mural idea makes it to the wall, but this one still sticks with us.
We think about it all the time when we’re downtown. Frederick in wooden block letters, like the kind of toys you’d find at Dancing Bear. A few playful bears worked into the scene. The selfie bear on the corner throwing up a peace sign. And a cute little Snallygaster floating overhead… minus the tentacles. We’re still trying to solve that part in a way that keeps him weird, but not nightmare fuel.
This is a mockup, but we usually stay pretty close to the original design when we paint. We kept this version smaller based on the original scope, but there’s room to spread the stacked blocks out into a row across more of the wall.
It never happened, but we still love this one.
Could you picture this downtown?
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