This mural, featuring a skeleton in the “lotus pose” encircled by roses, was created during an informal artist’s residency in Indianapolis in the summer of 2019.  It is located on the wall of Tinker Coffee Co., a specialty coffee roaster.  A skeleton with roses is one emblem of the iconic rock band The Grateful Dead (1965-1995), as seen on their untitled second live double album from 1971 commonly referred to as Skull and Roses; skeletons and roses are popular elements in street art around the world.

Jules Muck, aka MuckRock, is a street artist from England who learned her craft in the 1990s from Lady Pink and many other legends of graffiti and hip-hop culture.  After working extensively in New York, she moved to Venice, California in 2008.  She currently works nationally and internationally, with major works in various locations including Miami’s famous Wynwood district, produced with Art Basel Miami. MuckRock’s street works are both invited and unsanctioned, and she has created work for gallery exhibitions.