DAVID Higgins prefers a cold alleyway over a studio.
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At least that’s the verdict after finishing his first mural in Timor Walk.
The city’s laneways are beginning to belong to more than just the breeze.
The renowned artist has made the final touches on the mural roughly 20 metres long as part of the F Project’s Laneway Festival.
“It’s been about three weeks roughly,” Higgins said, standing back from the wall yesterday.
“Hopefully it will be the start of something more.”
The sprawling seascape has struck up plenty of interest in that time.
Higgins was seldom alone with the spray cans. “Some days it was raining so I missed about four days.”
Silk and textile designs are the bulk of Higgins’ work and are in demand as far away as China and Japan.
But the mural is Higgins’ first attempt at street art.
He supports the idea of filling the disused laneways with murals, with each wall now potentially an empty canvas.
“I think it’s a healthy thing and it gives the laneways back to the public instead of being places where you’d fear to go,” Higgins said.
“Suddenly they’re a bit more friendly.”
He’s had no issue giving up ownership of the work.
“I’m attached to everything I do but as soon as I’m done it’s bye-bye,” he said. “I’ll spend a year on something and send it overseas.”
The work doesn’t even have a name, although he hopes one might come from the public.
“It’s been a really fun job, I’ve really enjoyed it.”