‘Canes Nation’ muralist returns to Raleigh for parade, final touch on her art

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Canadian muralist is making her return to Raleigh this weekend to join the city in celebrating the Carolina Hurricanes and to put the final touch on one of her works.

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If you’ve been to Glenwood South, you are likely familiar with the Canes Nation mural on the side of Teets bar. It’s been three years since Carly Jaye painted it.

While Jaye is a Toronto Maple Leafs fan by birth, she added the Hurricanes to her list of favorite teams after coming to spend the winter in Raleigh a few years ago. Her mural is now a staple in this part of town with people often stopping to take photos with it.

Jaye never got to sign he mural before going back to Canada.

“We whipped it up in about a month’s time,” Jaye said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t get to celebrate it before I had to leave. That’s what we’re going to try to do here this week.”

There’s a GoFundMe to get Jaye back in town to see the Stanley Cup parade and to finally get her signature on her mural.

Raleigh Downtown, a community-run and self-funded social media page acting as city guide highlighting businesses and events, is behind it.

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Thanks to that support, Jaye is getting on a plane and coming to Raleigh on Friday. t’s a full circle moment for her.

“Just driving to my next mural site here, I literally shed a tear processing it all, because it just means so much to me that after three years, they were so appreciative of what I contributed to this project,” she said.

Teets is owned by a former Carolina Hurricanes player.

The current team attracted a massive crowd this after visiting with the Stanley Cup. Jaye will be at Teets after the parade to celebrate with fans and to put her signature on the mural.

“I hear the rhetoric down there is hockey doesn’t belong in the South,” Jaye said. “I totally don’t believe that.”

Raleigh Downtown hopes to spearhead a championship themed mural in the future highlighting local artists.

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