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Hive PoCo's New Mural
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April 28, 2026
The lobby in our beloved PoCo gym was missing that special something—something to make the space feel as welcoming as our wonderful staff. So when local artist and Hive member Clara Tsang expressed interest in creating a mural, we were stoked to explore the idea together.
Designing a mural comes with its own set of challenges. Creating something on an iPad that still holds up at many times the scale is no small feat. Colours behave differently in paint than they do on a backlit screen. And beyond that, how do you build a composition that captures movement and meaning for this specific community? Thankfully, Clara brought both the skill and experience to navigate all of it, presenting a concept that immediately felt at home in our space.
The piece helped us bring a few key ideas to life:
• Invite a sense of the outdoors in
• Keep the space bright through the rainy months
• Nod to climbing without being too on-the-nose
Clara drew inspiration from local, pollinator-friendly flowers like foxglove, using them to shape both the imagery and palette, grounding the mural in our surrounding environment. We’re especially fond of our little flower-boulderers. For those who didn’t catch the transformation, the mural came together over two weekends—about 24 hours in total, from initial outlines to final touch-ups, all from a small yellow scaffold.
A big thank you to Clara for bringing a breath of fresh air into our space.
If you’d like to see more of her work, check out @greyandvain on Instagram.
Want to carry a piece of Hive Poco with you? Stay tuned for Mural Merch, coming soon!
Available only at Hive PoCo.
