You might be surprised to learn it is the first time this has happened to me, but getting stuck on a roof is actually quite an accomplishment. First of all, the battery on your cell phone has to run out…
This month, I will take a break from my regular storytelling adventures and let the professionals take over. I was thrilled that NBC ran a “Bay Area Proud” segment about the project I just wrapped up at Stoneridge Creek in…
This summer I took a good long break from mural projects. I had other adventures, including a road trip through the northwest with my son (he did most of the driving) and spending a week hiking in Telluride, Colorado. Even…
This weekend San Francisco is hosting the Rugby World Cup Sevens. It debuted as an Olympic event in 2016. The teams only have seven players each (compared with traditional rugby’s 15) and each half of the game is only seven…
I recently painted my driveway. I titled the driveway art “Friday Happy Hour”. I was in the middle of a well deserved sprawl on the couch one Friday afternoon when I decided to watch a TED talk a friend had…
New Interactive Mural at Blach A group of students at Blach Intermediate School in Los Altos were tasked to help me design a school mural for their campus. They were unanimous on the following design features: 1. The artwork should…
When Martin Nova was 18 years old, and newly arrived from Michoacan, Mexico, he was picked up on a street corner by a chimney sweep for a days work. He ended up working for this chimney sweep for the next…
I recently took on three successive ceiling art projects, about two months of work. I realized my plan might be over ambitious when I turned around and tried to find an assistant to help me and discovered that many of…
We did it. Last month, I tried something new: I invited you to fund a mural project, painting a bus for the Siena Youth Center in Redwood City. I had no idea how this bus art project would turn out.…
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