Artist Clive Haynes’ thirty by ninety foot mural, painted on the side of a building depicts images of the Italian village where the Waldensians lived until they moved to North Carolina. Other scenes on the mural show the earliest settlement in Valdese, founded in 1893, and the transformation into a vibrant community. The Valdese Village Park Mural is a stunning outdoor painting and small picnic park on Main Street in Valdese. Spanning the depth of the building and visually integrated adjoining landscaping, this beautiful and unique monument to the history of Valdese includes depictions of the town’s attractions and 51 “hidden” objects awaiting discovery by children of all ages.
List of hidden objects:
Pair of Boots
Guitar
Small Garden Fork
3 Pitch Forks
Watering Can
Candle
Spider
Sleeping Cat
Mickey Mouse
Wheel Barrow
White Rabbit
Laughing Donkey
Flower Pot
2 Bats
Banana
Yellow Bird
2 Sharks
Dolphin
Umbrella
Mouse with Telescope
Cat & Dog
1st Waldensian Man o Train
3 Bottles of Wine
Old Iron Pot with Handles
Round Saw Blade
Gold Coin
Gold Ring with Diamond
Man Skiing (Red Jacket)
Bobcat
Green Lizard
Turtle
Waldensian Man with Basket
Town Worker (Orange Jacket)
Mountain Climber
Hang Glider
Bucket
Big Bug Lady
Bungee Jumping Mouse
Pen
Bibles
2 Mice
Black Snake
Raccoon
Fish
Bear
Squirrel
Bocce Balls
Tick
Cardinal
Wagon
Groundhog
Meytre Grist Mill
McGalliard Falls Park
