Artist paints mural focused on kindness

Lexington artist, Ciara Elroy sends out a call for kindness with her mural on E.

Short Street in downtown Lexington.

GET A HELLO,FRIENDLY SMILE ORHOW YOU DOING INTHE BLUEGRASS.A RECENT SURVEYBY VERIZON RANKEDKENTUCKY AS THEKINDEST STATE INTHE NATION.IT'S SOMETHING WEALL GET TO SEE ONDISPLAY EACH DAY.A LOCAL ARTISTWANTED TO PAYTRIBUTE TOKENTUCKY'S NEWHONOR.WLEX CHIEFPHOTOGRAPHERBRIAN STAHL WASTHERE AS SHE PUTTHE FINAL TOUCHESON HER NEWESTWORK OF ART... INTHIS POSITIVELY LEX18.NATPUBLIC ARTBELONGS TOEVERYBODY I CHOSETHE WORDS BRINGKINDNESS BECAUSE IWANT PEOPLE THATINTERACT WITH THISWORK TO THINKABOUT THE ENERGYTHAT THEY'REBRINGING IN TOWHATEVER SPACETHEY'RE WALKINGINTO AND KINDNESSIS A GREAT THING TOBRING INTOWHATEVER SPACEYOU'RE ENTERINGSO I'M PRIMARILY ALETTERING ARTISTSO THAT MEANSTHAT I WORK WITHWORDS MAINLYNATASKING BIGQUESTIONS ANDSOMETIMES MAKINGFLAILLYOBSERVATIONSABOUT LIFE.NATSOMETHING I LOVEABOUT PUBLIC ART ISTHAT IT MAKES THEART WORLD JUST SOMUCH MOREACCESSIBLE TO THEAVERAGE PERSONNATDEPENDING ONWHAT YOU'RE GOINGTHROUGH IN LIFETHIS ART WILL MEANSOMETHING TOTALLYDIFFERENT TO YOUTHAN THE PERSONSTANDING NEXT TOYOU OR THE PERSONTHAT WALKS PAST IT5 MINS LATER.NATWITH THE SUITCASE IWAS TRYING TO GIVEA VERY LITERALSYMBOL OFCARRYINGSOMETHINGPOSITIVE INTO ASPACE.

LIKE KIND OFLIKE PUTTING YOURBEST OF YOURSELFINTO WHATEVERSPACE YOU'RECOMING INTO ANDUNPACKING ANDSHARING ITNATI HOPE THAT ITBRINGS A MOREPOSITIVE VIBE ANDRADICAL KINDNESSAFTER ESPECIALLYAFTER THE YEARWE'VE ALL HAD.LARRYTHAT IS AWONDERFULMESSAGE.IF YOU HAVE APOSITIVE STORY TOSHARE... PLEASE USKNOW.EMAIL US ATPOSITIVELY LEX 18AT WLEX DOT TV.WE WANT TOKEEPING SHARINGSTORIES OF GOODPEOPLE DOINGGOOD THINGS INOUR COMMUNITIES.