You may recall that at the beginning of the month, I shared my Yard Art mural in progress. I thought you might like to see the finished version:
I wasn't kidding when I said the tree was BIG. This mural is a little more than 18-feet long and it doesn't look big at all on the tree. In fact, it looks tiny!
To answer the most frequently asked questions:
- The substrate is tar paper, also called roofing felt.
- I used clear spray paint to seal the mural.
- I used glue to close the seam and the mural stays on the tree because it can't slip down — like a bracelet on your wrist. Note the packaging that says "water & weather proof."
- I will cut it down off the tree when the month is over. I haven't decided what to do with it, though…. Anyone want to buy a mural?!
If you want to know more: Maker Members & Super Learner Members have access to this month's Studio Vlog, which is all about the making of this mural.
Thus far this month, we've had rain and snow and wind and the mural is still standing — no rips, no damage! There is some tree sap dripping down across it in one area…
…but I think it will wipe clean if I give it a try. The surface of the mural is pretty slick thanks to the clear spray paint.
I haven't yet made it around town to check out all of the other art, but you can see lots of it on the official Yard Art instagram account HERE.
If you'd like, you can purchase a set of 4 postcards of images from this mural for $10.
They're blank on the back — so you can mail them to a friend or simply frame them! Grab your set HERE.
Thanks for stopping by!
Love this! It turned out great.
Also When I saw the side of your house I thought it looks like Watertown and then when I clicked it it was.
Love this! It turned out great.
Also When I saw the side of your house I thought it looks like Watertown and then when I clicked it it was.
Love this! It turned out great.
Also When I saw the side of your house I thought it looks like Watertown and then when I clicked it it was.
Love this! It turned out great.
Also When I saw the side of your house I thought it looks like Watertown and then when I clicked it it was.
Love this! It turned out great.
Also When I saw the side of your house I thought it looks like Watertown and then when I clicked it it was.
Love this! It turned out great.
Also When I saw the side of your house I thought it looks like Watertown and then when I clicked it it was.
Love this! It turned out great.
Also When I saw the side of your house I thought it looks like Watertown and then when I clicked it it was.
truly can’t see this enough and I believed you would get this mural done and hung and you did. I love the art work and the concept of art through the neighborhood. thank you so much for this and all your creativity.
truly can’t see this enough and I believed you would get this mural done and hung and you did. I love the art work and the concept of art through the neighborhood. thank you so much for this and all your creativity.
truly can’t see this enough and I believed you would get this mural done and hung and you did. I love the art work and the concept of art through the neighborhood. thank you so much for this and all your creativity.
truly can’t see this enough and I believed you would get this mural done and hung and you did. I love the art work and the concept of art through the neighborhood. thank you so much for this and all your creativity.
truly can’t see this enough and I believed you would get this mural done and hung and you did. I love the art work and the concept of art through the neighborhood. thank you so much for this and all your creativity.
truly can’t see this enough and I believed you would get this mural done and hung and you did. I love the art work and the concept of art through the neighborhood. thank you so much for this and all your creativity.
truly can’t see this enough and I believed you would get this mural done and hung and you did. I love the art work and the concept of art through the neighborhood. thank you so much for this and all your creativity.
Beautiful art! That tree IS huge! Love the way your art looks on it and that you have put it on so it doesn’t harm the tree. Great job!
Beautiful art! That tree IS huge! Love the way your art looks on it and that you have put it on so it doesn’t harm the tree. Great job!
Beautiful art! That tree IS huge! Love the way your art looks on it and that you have put it on so it doesn’t harm the tree. Great job!
Beautiful art! That tree IS huge! Love the way your art looks on it and that you have put it on so it doesn’t harm the tree. Great job!
Beautiful art! That tree IS huge! Love the way your art looks on it and that you have put it on so it doesn’t harm the tree. Great job!
Beautiful art! That tree IS huge! Love the way your art looks on it and that you have put it on so it doesn’t harm the tree. Great job!
Beautiful art! That tree IS huge! Love the way your art looks on it and that you have put it on so it doesn’t harm the tree. Great job!
Your mural really turned out great! Awesome art piece!
Your mural really turned out great! Awesome art piece!
Your mural really turned out great! Awesome art piece!
Your mural really turned out great! Awesome art piece!
Your mural really turned out great! Awesome art piece!
Your mural really turned out great! Awesome art piece!
Your mural really turned out great! Awesome art piece!
Looks great. Beautiful piece
Looks great. Beautiful piece
Looks great. Beautiful piece
Looks great. Beautiful piece
Looks great. Beautiful piece
Looks great. Beautiful piece
Looks great. Beautiful piece
I so love the postcard option!
I so love the postcard option!
I so love the postcard option!
I so love the postcard option!
I so love the postcard option!
I so love the postcard option!
I so love the postcard option!
Beautiful mural – plus the tree sap just adds character!
Beautiful mural – plus the tree sap just adds character!
Beautiful mural – plus the tree sap just adds character!
Beautiful mural – plus the tree sap just adds character!
Beautiful mural – plus the tree sap just adds character!
Beautiful mural – plus the tree sap just adds character!
Beautiful mural – plus the tree sap just adds character!
Wow that is one big tree! I love the mural. I love making yard art and it is amazing that good quality acrylic paint can take the brutal phoenix sun and still stay bright! You have got me thinking with this. I have lots of blank cinderblock walls in my small yard. I have thought about painting a mural, but didn’t want to go to the trouble of coating the blocks with something to make them smooth and easier to paint. I will keep the tar paper in mind, I think if I put large eylets in it I could hang it from hooks and have a mural I could change with the seasons! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow that is one big tree! I love the mural. I love making yard art and it is amazing that good quality acrylic paint can take the brutal phoenix sun and still stay bright! You have got me thinking with this. I have lots of blank cinderblock walls in my small yard. I have thought about painting a mural, but didn’t want to go to the trouble of coating the blocks with something to make them smooth and easier to paint. I will keep the tar paper in mind, I think if I put large eylets in it I could hang it from hooks and have a mural I could change with the seasons! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow that is one big tree! I love the mural. I love making yard art and it is amazing that good quality acrylic paint can take the brutal phoenix sun and still stay bright! You have got me thinking with this. I have lots of blank cinderblock walls in my small yard. I have thought about painting a mural, but didn’t want to go to the trouble of coating the blocks with something to make them smooth and easier to paint. I will keep the tar paper in mind, I think if I put large eylets in it I could hang it from hooks and have a mural I could change with the seasons! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow that is one big tree! I love the mural. I love making yard art and it is amazing that good quality acrylic paint can take the brutal phoenix sun and still stay bright! You have got me thinking with this. I have lots of blank cinderblock walls in my small yard. I have thought about painting a mural, but didn’t want to go to the trouble of coating the blocks with something to make them smooth and easier to paint. I will keep the tar paper in mind, I think if I put large eylets in it I could hang it from hooks and have a mural I could change with the seasons! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow that is one big tree! I love the mural. I love making yard art and it is amazing that good quality acrylic paint can take the brutal phoenix sun and still stay bright! You have got me thinking with this. I have lots of blank cinderblock walls in my small yard. I have thought about painting a mural, but didn’t want to go to the trouble of coating the blocks with something to make them smooth and easier to paint. I will keep the tar paper in mind, I think if I put large eylets in it I could hang it from hooks and have a mural I could change with the seasons! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow that is one big tree! I love the mural. I love making yard art and it is amazing that good quality acrylic paint can take the brutal phoenix sun and still stay bright! You have got me thinking with this. I have lots of blank cinderblock walls in my small yard. I have thought about painting a mural, but didn’t want to go to the trouble of coating the blocks with something to make them smooth and easier to paint. I will keep the tar paper in mind, I think if I put large eylets in it I could hang it from hooks and have a mural I could change with the seasons! Thanks for the inspiration!
Wow that is one big tree! I love the mural. I love making yard art and it is amazing that good quality acrylic paint can take the brutal phoenix sun and still stay bright! You have got me thinking with this. I have lots of blank cinderblock walls in my small yard. I have thought about painting a mural, but didn’t want to go to the trouble of coating the blocks with something to make them smooth and easier to paint. I will keep the tar paper in mind, I think if I put large eylets in it I could hang it from hooks and have a mural I could change with the seasons! Thanks for the inspiration!
It’s awesome. Thanks for taking us around the neighborhood to see all the great artwork! I’m still amazed by the size of your TREE! And then the size of your mural. Love it!
It’s awesome. Thanks for taking us around the neighborhood to see all the great artwork! I’m still amazed by the size of your TREE! And then the size of your mural. Love it!
It’s awesome. Thanks for taking us around the neighborhood to see all the great artwork! I’m still amazed by the size of your TREE! And then the size of your mural. Love it!
It’s awesome. Thanks for taking us around the neighborhood to see all the great artwork! I’m still amazed by the size of your TREE! And then the size of your mural. Love it!
It’s awesome. Thanks for taking us around the neighborhood to see all the great artwork! I’m still amazed by the size of your TREE! And then the size of your mural. Love it!
It’s awesome. Thanks for taking us around the neighborhood to see all the great artwork! I’m still amazed by the size of your TREE! And then the size of your mural. Love it!
It’s awesome. Thanks for taking us around the neighborhood to see all the great artwork! I’m still amazed by the size of your TREE! And then the size of your mural. Love it!
Hi Julie, I absolutely love your mural and am amazed at the size of the tree. Thank you for sharing and teaching, greatly appreciated!
Hi Julie, I absolutely love your mural and am amazed at the size of the tree. Thank you for sharing and teaching, greatly appreciated!
Hi Julie, I absolutely love your mural and am amazed at the size of the tree. Thank you for sharing and teaching, greatly appreciated!
Hi Julie, I absolutely love your mural and am amazed at the size of the tree. Thank you for sharing and teaching, greatly appreciated!
Hi Julie, I absolutely love your mural and am amazed at the size of the tree. Thank you for sharing and teaching, greatly appreciated!
Hi Julie, I absolutely love your mural and am amazed at the size of the tree. Thank you for sharing and teaching, greatly appreciated!
Hi Julie, I absolutely love your mural and am amazed at the size of the tree. Thank you for sharing and teaching, greatly appreciated!
I bought a roll of this roofing felt way back when you first experimented with it. Seeing the marvelous tree wrap, I’ll use that idea for a May outdoor bridal shower. Than you!
I bought a roll of this roofing felt way back when you first experimented with it. Seeing the marvelous tree wrap, I’ll use that idea for a May outdoor bridal shower. Than you!
I bought a roll of this roofing felt way back when you first experimented with it. Seeing the marvelous tree wrap, I’ll use that idea for a May outdoor bridal shower. Than you!
I bought a roll of this roofing felt way back when you first experimented with it. Seeing the marvelous tree wrap, I’ll use that idea for a May outdoor bridal shower. Than you!
I bought a roll of this roofing felt way back when you first experimented with it. Seeing the marvelous tree wrap, I’ll use that idea for a May outdoor bridal shower. Than you!
I bought a roll of this roofing felt way back when you first experimented with it. Seeing the marvelous tree wrap, I’ll use that idea for a May outdoor bridal shower. Than you!
I bought a roll of this roofing felt way back when you first experimented with it. Seeing the marvelous tree wrap, I’ll use that idea for a May outdoor bridal shower. Than you!