Glory Nylander Designs
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MEET THE ARTIST:
Glory Salinas Nylander
Glory is an mural artist, singer/songwriter, graphic artist, writer and all around creative. She draws much of her art inspiration from the natural world around her as well as her 3 children and their vivid imaginations. Her family lived in Hilo, HI from 2021-2023 where she drew many tropical flowers, volcanoes and waterfalls. Now living back in Washington State, her art centers around mountains, lakes, rivers and forests of the Pacific Northwest. Her mom lives in central Oregon, which is her connection to Klamath Falls and the two pianos she painted for the Klamath Falls Piano Project, and the crosswalk in Ashland, OR. Currently she is writing a ballet with her daughter and husband called The Sugar Plum Fairy Ballet. Her newest addition to her resume is "Public Artist," as her sidewalk design for Ashland Oregon is her first semi-permanent piece of public art.
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Contact: glorynylander@gmail.com
Community Art Traffic Box Art Project Ashland, OR
Community Art Traffic Box Art Project Ashland, OR
On the 25th anniversary of 9/11 I led a community art project honoring the local firefighters and first responders in Ashland, OR. The team of community volunteers, firefighters and their families painted my selected design on the traffic box that stands beside Ashland Fire & Rescue No. 1 in Ashland, OR. Read the article below that describes in detail the whole process. It highlights our art and another meaningful 9/11 art piece donated to the Ashland Fire Department. Photo by Peter Finkle
2025 Historical Preservation Award Winner - Ashland, OR!
"Nylander's concept of the crosswalk as a bridge connecting past and present resonates for those of us working in preservation, where we are always seeking a connection so that what is new doesn't lose sight of what was before. "Walking Upstream" has realized this concept, creating a vivid bridge between the Ashland Plaza of today and the Shasta Village that came before. Well done Glory!"
by Derek Severson
Historic Preservation Advisory Committee
City of Ashland Crosswalk
Art Description:
Name: "Walking Upstream"
Medium: Digital Drawing transferred to Thermoplastic
Size 37 ft x 7.75 ft
BUY A PRINTABLE PDF OF THE CROSSWALK HERE
As I read through historical information about Ashland the first historical facts about the Shasta people captured my attention and I knew this crosswalk design could actually be a bridge in time connecting us to the past. I started researching the Shasta people who lived in and around Ashland and I found that they ate elderberry, salmon, Camas Flower root and acorn flour. The color pallet available for Thermoplastic is limited to 8 bold colors, and these designs were able to be adapted by those 8 colors. There is intentionally no top or bottom to the image, and the items are recognizable from all angles. The blue symbolizes the river and crosses at an angle so either direction you can feel as if you are “walking upstream,” in the same way the salmon run upstream in our rivers here in the Pacific Northwest, again connecting us to nature. I know Ashland has a rich history and my hope was to create a bold piece of art that would be interesting, recognizable, visible from all angles and maybe even informative as people look into the meaning of the images together as they represent the Shasta people and their connection with the natural landscape of Ashland, Oregon. The elderberry, the salmon, the Camas Flower and the acorn represent the natural resources of the past, what we enjoy in the present and if we are good to this earth and preserve what we have now, we hope will nourish future generations.
Salmon Creek Mural Project
Salmon Creek Mural Project
I designed "Dotty," the rainbow trout just two weeks after having my 4th child. I was then one of 50 artests selected to paint fish as a large scale community art project. This project covered a large graffitied wall, that now boasts murals of native fish and a water wise message about protecting our waterways.
PRESS:
City of Ashland Press Release-
https://ashlandoregon.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=55
KDRV TV 12 Interview-
Klamath Falls Piano Project digital Art Submission 2021
"Field of Wildflowers" Dedicated to my mother who always encourages me in my art and to enjoy the little things in life like dancing in the wildflowers!
PRESS: Klamath Falls Herald and News-
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