Last week, I attended a dedication ceremony for a mural at Collins Elementary School. Over one hundred families and teachers donated to their school mural project, and a plaque honoring the donors was presented at the event. We celebrated the…
A few months ago I watched the young Swedish climate change activist Greta’s Thunberg’s TED talk. I was moved by her message regarding the urgency of political action required to mitigate climate change. I hope that the march that she has inspired…
My summer painting adventure included painting several four-wall bedroom murals. I didn’t go to Antarctica, but my clients did! They had the trip of a lifetime, so when it was time to choose a theme for the nursery for their…
Unveiling 15 New Murals at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds This year, the Santa Clara County Fair turns 75. To celebrate the big event, which starts today, the fairgrounds has commissioned fifteen local artists to create fifteen 20’ wide murals, each…
Last month, Stocklmeir Elementary hired me to paint four handball walls with panda murals that would support their campus-wide campaign to celebrate kindness. Their criteria were that each mural should celebrate kindness, include at least one panda, and, because the…
Leaning back into a “yin” experience Last week I was at a yoga retreat in Dominical, Costa Rica. The evening yin yoga classes were profound. The yoga sanctuary, a thoughtful curation that included the physical layout and organization of the space, as…
The Naming of Things How do you feel when you walk into your favorite coffee shop and actually remember the barista’s name? Or, in a flash of brilliance, bump into someone you haven’t seen in years and remember their name? In situations where…
Mural Art Transforms a LifeMoves Shelter in San Jose I spent the past week painting with a team of professional mural artists painting at Julian Street Inn, a facility run by the Bay Area based non-profit LifeMoves. The Julian Street…
My new forever job: Art Transformation Facilitator My favorite part of art making is the transformation that mural art brings. The ugly eyesore becomes a beautiful focal point. Unnoticed becomes noteworthy. This birth of beauty, engagement, and delight in a…
A list, in no particular order, of what I am proud of this year. I am weaving together work and life and art milestones because it is all one continuous inhale and exhale to me. 1. Running my first Kickstarter campaign.…