Symbolically, the choice also made sense.
Flax is a flower of rebirth, just as the spring season is also a time of renewal.
And Hit the Northnow in its 10th yearhas been a way to renew the city through art.
Created in cool shades of blue and light purple, the mural projects a calm, soothing aura.
A soft light appears behind the woman at the center, as she glances off to the side serenely.