SoKno Rail Trail & Art Walk
Murals
SHINY OBJECTS BY NAOMI HAVERLAND
Shiny Objects is being painted on the back of the Kern’s Bakery building, at the entrance to the SoKno Rail Trail & Art Walk.
2201 Kerns Rising Way
Knoxville, TN 37920
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Naomi Haverland lives in Florida but enjoys spending her time traveling elsewhere to create images out of her imagination onto walls around the world. As a professional mural artist, Naomi’s primary goal is to install in image into an environment that will take the viewer by surprise with delight. Her secondary goal is to tell a story that will leave a lasting impact on the viewer.
One of Naomi’s favorite parts of the mural process is the preliminary research stage. She loves to become an expert on the subject matter she’s painting, as well as entrench herself into the culture surrounding the mural site. This helps her know what imagery will stop them in their tracks and be meaningful to them.
ABOUT THE ART
ABOUT THE CABOOSE
The anchor piece of public art has already been installed along the Trail — on a caboose next to Kern’s Bakery.
2201 Kern’s Rising Way
Knoxville, TN 37920
The caboose and mural were donated to the Art Walk by Pete Claussen and his family.
The caboose originally belonged to B. Ray Thompson, owner of Shamrock Coal Company, and for whom UT’s Thompson Boling Arena is named. In order to transport the coal, Thompson put together two trains. Legend has it that after a connecting railroad repeatedly lost some of his rail cars, Thompson painted every one of his engines, cars and cabooses the distinct Shamrock green color.
ABOUT THE ARTIST - EMMANUEL JARUS
The mural was created by Canadian-born artist Emmanuel Jarus, whose work is inspired by the visual human experience and reimagines how art can exist in public spaces. Over the past decade, Jarus has collaborated with communities around the world to create large-scale portraits and figures on walls and other surfaces.
His artwork on the caboose is especially fitting as his first foray into art at age 19 was painting graffiti on the side of railroad cars.
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