The story behind a truck covered in teacups in Brandon
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If you’re ever visiting Brandon, Man., you might want to pay a visit to Talia. She’s beautiful, delicate, and a true work of art.
If you’re ever visiting Brandon, Man., you might want to pay a visit to Talia. She’s beautiful, delicate, and a true work of art.
Talia is a teacup-covered truck outside Lady of the Lake. Though the truck itself is not operational, tourists from all over come to see the striking design.
“I think it’s a [1948] GMC truck, one tonne, that we bought and had towed to the parking lot at Lady of the Lake and proceeded to cover it, mosaic it with china – a lot of teacups, teapots,” explained Kimberlee Bridget Shaw, artistic director at Lady of the Lake.
Talia the Teacup Truck was created in collaboration with artist Sharon Loeppky.
The mosaic was first made in the summer of 2016 with the help of donated pieces of china.
Shaw said Talia gets cleaned and fixed up every year, with new pieces continually being added.
