"Labour of Love," portrays an iconic hero, seamlessly blending horseback riding with ceramics, birds, and geometric shapes to narrate a modern folktale for Denver. Designed to honor the architecture and color palette of the nearly century-old building, the mural incorporates loose and gridded shapes, mirroring the building's structure. The horseback rider pausing symbolizes a traveler in a moment of presence, urging viewers to embrace stillness and absorb the world. Vases represent the legacy and passing down of craft and stories, with mirrored flowers signifying love. Two-headed birds serve as guardians, while geometric patterns echo ancient tile work. Home motifs reflect the muralist's belief in the importance of places of social significance. A mirrored home represents the intertwining of spiritual and physical realms, influenced by the love within and our collective stories held by the time keepers. A lamb-boy symbolizes innocence and reminds the rider of curiosity and playfulness, while a fox guides through clues. Two mirroring birds represent love, and three shoes symbolize past, present, and future. Tama's art combines ancient and contemporary motifs, drawing from global inspiration to create a dreamlike homage to narratives like those found in Coelho's "The Alchemist," Jung's "Red Book," and Murakami's "Kafka on the Shore."

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