Petals of Time mural by Studio Giftig, 119 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga, New York, USA
Petals of Time
Studio Giftig · “Petals of Time”, 2026 · Rear wall of Fox & Fern, 119 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga, New York
Photo as published on Street Art Utopia; photographer not named. Studio Giftig posted the work on its own Facebook page as “Petals Of Time”
The woman looking up through white chrysanthemums on the back of 119 Montcalm Street is Belva Blood, a lifelong Ticonderoga resident who was 103 when the Dutch duo Studio Giftig painted her. “Petals of Time” was one of three new walls dedicated on 6 June 2026 at the second Walls Between Waters mural festival, and the festival-day photos are the newest dated record we found.
5 things to know
- She is 103-year-old Belva BloodThe Sun reported that “lifelong resident 103-year-old Belva Blood has been immortalized” behind Fox & Fern. Studio Giftig’s own post says she “is a woman who has meant a great deal to the community of Ticonderoga.” Sun Community News · Studio Giftig
- Why chrysanthemumsAlex Hall, the festival’s public art consultant, told the Sun: “The white chrysanthemum incorporated in the design symbolizes purity, longevity, and the continuity of life across generations.” The Land Bank’s mural page gives the same reading. Sun Community News · Essex County Land Bank
- One face for a whole townAccording to the Sun, Blood “is meant to represent all the people of the region and the history, memories, and experiences that shape a community.” Sun Community News
- Second year of Walls Between WatersIt was one of three new murals welcomed to Montcalm Street on Saturday, 6 June 2026, when Essex County Land Bank and North Country Rural Development held their second Artscapes: Walls Between Waters Mural Festival. Sun Community News · Essex County Land Bank
- Money only for art on empty placesNicole Justice Green, president and CEO of the organising rural development group, told the Sun the grant funds “can only be used for public art, murals, and creative placemaking in places impacted by vacancy, blight, or disinvestment in Land Bank communities”. Sun Community News
Check-in guide
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- On the back of Fox & Fern, 119 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga, New York 12883 (Sun Community News, Lake Champlain Region).
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- The Maps button searches for the street address; the painted wall is the rear of the building, not the Montcalm Street front.
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- The Lake Champlain Region tourism site lists it with the other Walls Between Waters murals on Montcalm Street and nearby streets as a walkable outdoor collection (Lake Champlain Region).
Sightings
Every stamp links to the dated source. The green stamp is the Sun Community News report of 8 June 2026 on the festival of Saturday 6 June 2026; its photos show the finished wall, with the dedication crowd in front of it. The amber stamp is a repost. The Essex County Land Bank page, the Lake Champlain Region list and Studio Giftig’s Facebook post carry no date.
On the record
Second mural festival brings more artwork to the downtown
“Behind Fox & Fern, lifelong resident 103-year-old Belva Blood has been immortalized thanks to the talents of Netherlands-based artist duo Niels and Kaspar of Studio Giftig.”
By Shaundra Bartlett Yaw. The report also quotes Alex Hall: “This work celebrates the generational memories and knowledge represented by a person who has lived in the area for 103 years.”
Petals Of Time 🌸 – Ticonderoga, New York, USA
“At 103 years old, Belva Blood is a woman who has meant a great deal to the community of Ticonderoga.”
The artists’ own post about the wall.
The facts
- Artist
- Studio Giftig, the Netherlands-based duo Niels van Swaemen and Kaspar van Leek (Sun Community News, Essex County Land Bank, Lake Champlain Region, Studio Giftig) Checked
- Title
- “Petals of Time” (Essex County Land Bank, Studio Giftig) Checked
- Subject
- Belva Blood, aged 103 (Sun Community News, Studio Giftig) Checked; the Sun calls her a lifelong resident (Sun Community News) Reported
- Made
- 2026 (Essex County Land Bank); dedicated on Saturday 6 June 2026 (Sun Community News) Checked
- Occasion
- Second Artscapes: Walls Between Waters Mural Festival, held by Essex County Land Bank and North Country Rural Development (Sun Community News, Essex County Land Bank) Checked
- Curation
- Alex Hall of A H Public Spaces Consulting “once again oversaw the projects”, according to the Sun (Sun Community News) Reported
- Meaning
- The white chrysanthemum stands for “purity, longevity, and the continuity of life across generations”, per Alex Hall and the Land Bank’s mural page (Sun Community News, Essex County Land Bank) Reported
- Place
- Back of Fox & Fern, 119 Montcalm Street, Ticonderoga, New York (Sun Community News, Lake Champlain Region) Checked
- Our photo
- The photo at the top shows the same wall as the Sun’s festival photos: the portrait between two small windows, the tall window above her head and the neighbour’s wooden balconies on the left (Sun Community News) Checked
- Status
- Seen June 2026: the Sun’s festival-day photos show the finished mural (Sun Community News) Checked
Related
- On Street Art Utopia: 11 Impressive Murals by Studio Giftig (5 September 2026), with this wall and ten more by the duo.
- The other Walls Between Waters murals in downtown Ticonderoga, with addresses. Lake Champlain Region
- All 2026 Walls Between Waters murals, with artist statements. Essex County Land Bank
All sources (4)
This work
- Sun Community News: “Second mural festival brings more artwork to the downtown”, 8 June 2026, by Shaundra Bartlett Yaw. Festival of 6 June 2026, organisers, location behind Fox & Fern at 119 Montcalm Street, Belva Blood at 103, Alex Hall’s and Nicole Justice Green’s quotes; festival photos.
- Essex County Land Bank: Walls Between Waters murals 2026, undated. Title “Petals of Time”, artist statement on Belva and the chrysanthemums, Studio Giftig biography.
- Lake Champlain Region: “Downtown Ticonderoga Murals”, undated. Lists “Studio Giftig – 119 Montcalm Street”.
The artist
- Studio Giftig on Facebook: “Petals Of Time 🌸 – Ticonderoga, New York, USA”, undated. The artists’ own post on Belva Blood.
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