Morton Clinic | Welcome Mural
Tulsa, Oklahoma | November 2025 to February 2026
Aerosol and exterior paint
This project started with Morton Clinic reaching out about creating a mural.
The original idea was cool, but as we started looking at the building and thinking about what was possible, we decided to go all out.
Instead of painting one section, we transformed the entire building.
The project began around November 2025 and carried into late February 2026, so I experienced just about every kind of weather along the way. There were warmer days, freezing days, and plenty of changes in between. Since the property was gated, I could also only work during the clinic’s open hours, which became another part of planning such a large project.
Because we were covering the whole exterior, I wanted the artwork to feel connected from one side of the building to the next.
One of the main elements was a ribbon that traveled around the building featuring the word “Welcome” in multiple languages.
That became an important part of the piece.
A health clinic serves all kinds of people, so I wanted the building itself to communicate that same feeling before someone even stepped through the doors.
Throughout the mural, I incorporated portraits representing people from the community. On the front of the building, I painted two children who were actually the kids of employees at Morton, which gave that section an even more personal connection to the people who work there every day.
Butterflies appeared throughout the entire building as well, with different species, colors, and patterns helping connect one section to another.
I also incorporated sunflowers, a heart, medical tools, and other imagery connected to health, community, and life.
There was a lot of color.
One thing that mattered to me was making sure the transformation felt complete.
Once we decided to paint the building, I did not want certain areas to look intentionally designed while other sides looked forgotten. Covering the exterior all the way around allowed the entire property to feel like one cohesive piece rather than one mural sitting on an otherwise untouched building.
That became especially noticeable around the side where a neighboring restaurant and new patio area created another place to experience the artwork.
What could have simply been the side of a clinic became a colorful backdrop, a view from the patio, and another photo opportunity for people in the area.
This was a long project.
Over several months, I watched the building change section by section until all of those portraits, butterflies, flowers, languages, medical references, and colors finally connected.
By the end, it did not feel like I had simply painted a mural on Morton Clinic.
We had transformed the building itself.
I’m thankful to Morton for trusting me enough to take the original idea further and allowing me to create something this large for a place that serves the community.
Seeing everything come together after months of work made all the long days, weather changes, and countless feet of wall worth it.
