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Bee the Sunshine - Enid, OK

Hayes Elementary School
2102 Beverly Dr, Enid, OK 73703
Titus Kennedy
​Bee the Sunshine is a bright welcome for students and staff of Hayes Elementary and is a tribute to Titus Kennedy, a student who lived 5 ½ adventurous years. For his love of strawberries and all living things, there are 5 ½ strawberry blooms and 5 ½ ladybugs, with the last one partially out of view. Oklahoma’s state wildflower represents Titus’s spirited nature, and the hummingbird (his favorite bird) symbolizes his speediness. We hope everyone shines like Titus did, always buzzing around giving hugs.

This multi-layered metal sculptural mural was designed and painted by us (as  Hive Appeal ) and built by SpenCo Metal Works as a way to honor Titus with a colorful, uplifting representation of what he loved, while preserving the vintage tile wall.
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Tile wall, before photo
Metal pieces set up inside the SpenCo shop
Wesley Spencer with the metal sculpture inside his shop
Hummingbird piece of the sculpture lifted by a forklift
The sun piece being sandblasted by AceCoats LLC
The sun piece being sandblasted
Ty Tompkins standing around metal pieces painted white
The sun piece painted white, being held up by a forklift
Sun piece with a few colors painted
Ty painting the leaves
Kelly painting the leaves
Kelly painting leaves and ladybugs
Arch piece with ladybugs and leaves
Sun piece strapped to a trailer, being delivered
Ty on a ladder attaching chains to the sun piece
Telehandler moving the sun piece
Moving the sun piece into place
Brandon, Wes, and Ty attaching the arch piece with ladybugs
Brandon, Ty, and Wes attaching the 3 large leaves
Brandon attaching the bee
Brandon attaching the strawberry blooms
Groovy caterpillar was added
Attaching the Indian Blanket Flower
Telehandler moving the giant hummingbird piece
Wes, Brandon, and Ty moving the hummingbird into place
All 9 pieces installed, with the bird and flower to be painted
Finished, painted metal art, view from the left
Finished, painted metal art, straight view
Finished, painted metal art, view from the right
Group photo during the dedication

THANK YOU to...

Wesley Spencer with
​ SpenCo Metal Works for bringing this design to life!
SpenCo Metal Works logo, links to their website in a new window
Titus's family and Jamie Jarnagin, Hayes Elementary School Principal, for trusting us with something so meaningful.

THANK YOU to sponsors and donors!

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Public Arts Commission of Enid logo, links to the City of Enid website in a new window
Enid Public Schools logo, links to their website in a new window
Park Avenue Thrift logo, links to their website in a new window
NBC Bank logo, links to their website in a new window
Culligan Water logo, links to their website in a new window
Andrew Mittelstet with
​Herc Rentals
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Jack and Sally Ramey

Courtney Green & 
Lucian English

    
    
    
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Neato Design Co LLC
​Kelly Tompkins
Enid, OK
Call or text: (580) 747-9548

See our MURALS from 2018 through the beginning of 2024 at Hive Appeal!
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