Artist
The six-panel mural envisions a community orchard. The harvest is books of all sizes and subjects, encouraging reading together and enjoying community learning. This story's six chapters include: Seeds of Knowledge, Planting Together, Tending the Orchard, The Fruits of Learning, The Harvest, and Savoring the Bounty.
Acquisition method
Commissioned by FVRLibraries
Acquisition date
2022
Branch
Cascade Park
![People stand in a circle, their outstretched palms filled with different seed varieties. Their hands are different colors, including white, black, and brown.](/sites/default/files/2023-04/seeds_of_knowledge.jpg)
![Two people crouch over soil, planting a seedling. One is scooping dirt with their hands; the other holds a trowel. On the ground, shaped like plant labels, are labels for nonfiction, poetry, and biography.](/sites/default/files/2023-04/planting_together.jpg)
![A group of people of different colors is working in an orchard. One is pruning, another is watering, a person in a wheelchair is raking. A woman pushes her child in a wheelbarrow. The sun shines in a deep blue sky.](/sites/default/files/2023-04/tending_the_orchard.jpg)
![Books growing on a tree.](/sites/default/files/2023-04/The%20Fruits%20of%20Learning.jpg)
![This is an experiment.](/sites/default/files/2023-04/The%20Harvest.jpg)
![People of different colors sprawl out on a green lawn, reading. They are surrounded by piles of books. They look content and absorbed in absorbed in what they're reading.](/sites/default/files/2023-04/savoring_the_bounty.jpg)