Faith and Painting assistants ARah and Joy

COOK WITH KNORR MURAL

KNORR Commissioned Faith to paint A MURAL IN DENVER, COLORADO. The wall measured 40ft x 20ft — a total of 800 SQ FT.


This mural incorporated a lot of elements that reflected ON FAITH’s HERITAGE. Some key elements included were:

  • 8 FRAMES OF A PAGE IN A PHOTO ALBUM. THE NUMBER 8 WAS CHOSEN SINCE IT IS A LUCKY NUMBER IN CHINESE CULTURE.

  • EACH FOOD DESIGN WAS SELECTED BASED OFF OF FAITH’S FAVORITE DISHES. THE MOST NOTABLE ONES WERE CANH CHUA — VIETNAMESE SOUP USING KNORR’S TAMARIND SOUP MIX, 雲吞麵 (WON TON MEIN) — CANTONESE WON TON NOODLE USING KNORR’S CHICKEN POWDER, AND 紅桃粿 PNG KUEH —TEOCHEW DISH USING KNORR’S SEASONING LIQUID AS A DIPPING SAUCE.

  • “HAVE YOU EATEN YET” is a common phrase used IN ASIAN IMMIGRANT/REFUGEE HOUSEHOLD IN WHICH PARENTS WOULD OFTEN ASK THEIR CHILDREN AS A FORM OF CARE. THE PHRASE WAS ALSO CARRIED OUT IN FAITH’S OTHER LANGUANGES (VIETNAMESE, CANTONESE, AND TEOCHEW)

  • CHINESE MONEY PLANT (PILEA peperomioides) WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT IS A COMMON ASIAN HOUSEHOLD PLANT SYMBOLIZING WEALTH AND PROSPERITY.

tHE MURAL PAINTING PROCESS TOOK 5 DAYS TO PAINT WHICH INCLUDED PRIMING AND PAINTING WHILE FILMING A DOCUSERIES

VISIT THIS MURAL IN DENVER COLORADO AT BRONZED DOWNTOWN DENVER OR AT

1246 Delaware St, Denver, CO 80204

A HUGE thank you to ARAH KANG AND JOY HUANG for ASSISTING ME IN PAINTING the muraL. THANK YOU TO tHE SPOT CLIMBING GYM AND BRONZED DOWNTOWN DENVER FOR USAGE OF THEIR FACILITIES TO HOUSE SUPPLIES.