Art

A Symbol of Unity and Love: Kaleidoscope Mural Project Vibrantly Displays Seven Chakras on Crown Mountain Road

ST. THOMAS — Local artists over the past weekend painted a new mural on Crown Mountain Road called “Kaleidoscope Mural Project”, which aims to display a creative rendition of the seven chakras. The collaborative effort also seeks to brighten up the side of the road with art.  The mural is located near Plantation Crown & Hawk Botanical Garden in St. Thomas. Catherine Wilson, owner of Shangri La VI, a vacation rental villa, was the lead organizer for the project and explained how idea to paint something on what once was a wall covered in mildew came about. Ms. Wilson said that three years ago, when the VI Pride Committee reached out to residents about locations to paint a rainbow, she wanted to paint the wall and realized it was split in seven sections — equal to the number of colors of the rainbow. Ms. Wilson developed the idea further with her strong background in yoga, and connected that the seven colors of the rainbow are the same colors as the seven chakras. Chakras are various fo...