"Bertha the Octopus" Mural

Pure magic happens when you give an artist full creative rein, which is how this bold, beautiful octopus came to greet passersby on 41A in downtown Tullahoma. After securing a Creative Placemaking grant through the Tennessee Arts Commission, we reached out to our inaugural muralist, Tara Aversa, and asked her to come down and paint whatever she was feeling called to do. The result took three days with a one-inch brush, and Bertha immediately became a local celebrity, in addition to Tullahoma’s first public mural.

The Bertha the Octopus mural is located at 401 S. Jackson St. in Tullahoma and was sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission.