AUSTIN (KXAN) — The corner of a covered pedestrian walkway on South Congress is blooming with gratitude.
Billy Mercer, an Austinite, was “moved beyond words” by how the community has stepped up for one another in the wake of February’s winter storm.
So, he and a handful of his friends installed “floral graffiti” Friday night along a stretch of construction hoarding on South Congress.
The flowers are a “love letter” to Mercer’s fellow Austinites.
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Local artist Xavier Schipani created an #AustinStrong poster to go along with the flower arrangement (Billy Mercer) -
The flowers wrap around the corner of the construction hoarding (Billy Mercer) -
The flowers are meant to say “thank you” to Austinites (Billy Mercer)
Mercer came up with the idea last Monday as a way to say “thank you” to neighbors helping neighbors.
He called his friend, floral designer Antonio Bond from Transplants Floral, and together they came up with the idea of a “floral graffiti” installation. At first, it was meant to be a small install, but more friends and residents pitched in.
“At the end of the day, we just wanted to create something that would bring smiles to as many faces as possible,” Mercer said in a ReportIt email to KXAN. “[We] put our hearts and souls into creating this moment for Austin. A love letter to our fellow Austinites, if you will… Friends helping friends, does it get more Austin than that?”
He plans to install more around town, including places like hospitals, etc.
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