Drive around the greater Chapel Hill community and you can find many beautiful displays of public art. That of course includes murals, which cover vast walls and hide in nooks and crannies.
One of the latest local murals is at Carrboro’s Even Dough Bakery, featuring a colorful rendition of the town itself. It was painted by Loren Pease of Sweet Pease Art, who has been creating murals in the community for over 20 years.
“Every project is a little different,” Pease said. “Sometimes they’re very specific. They knew what they want in this situation, she knew what she wanted and she has an eye and said, ‘this is more or less what I want.’ They sometimes will come to me with a drawing. They’ll sometimes come to me with inspiration. Other times they come to me and say, ‘I just want it to look pretty.’”…