Flag Mural 2023 by Stephanie Quetti (Madison Café, 49 Madison Avenue)

A mural honoring Veterans is located at the Madison Café, 49 Madison Avenue, on the corner of Seymour Street and Madison Avenue. The mural depicts a massive, flowing flag on two sides of the building and includes a Veteran Wall of Honor by the parking lot. The artist, Stephanie Quetti, says “it's fun to take an easily recognizable object and depict it in an enlarged, unusual way. It is interesting to see a curvy, 3-dimensional design over a linear, essentially flat, surface. It was especially exciting to wrap something around the corner of the structure, giving the angular lines a curved, rounded effect. The best view of the mural is in the parking lot across the street, diagonal from the building.”

“Best of all”, continues Stephanie, “it was a true community project where everyone volunteered to help transform a plain, cement building into the unique flag it is today. At least 20 people helped, including 3 different artists, a landscaper, a retired fireman, 2 business owners, a teacher, a city councilor, a Navy Vet, a massage therapist, and a high school student.”

Stephanie is grateful to all of her art/painter comrades who helped make her vision a reality. She salutes them as well as the many local Veterans whose names appear on the Wall of Honor.