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.…
I recently deleted all subscribers who don’t regularly read my newsletter. I want my work, the what, the how and the why to resonate and add value to you. If you are reading this, you are part of a small tribe…
Quick Quiz: Where would you prefer to send your child to school? Here: Or Here? Does one seem more kid-friendly than another? More playful? More inviting? Does investing in the aesthetics of school environments matter? When I first met with…
Last month, I was invited to China to join sixty other artists from around the world to paint on the subject of peace and transformation. The Miracle Mural project was located in Hua Quan Village, in the Jianxi province, in…
Never underestimate how attached a community can become to a mural. I learned this first hand while renovating the underwater mural at the California Pedestrian Underpass at the end of California Avenue in Palo Alto. It is a heavily used…
At some point during the “Nature is Home” mural project on Ilha das Flores, a small island in the Azores (an autonomous region of Portugal) I remember the project taking on a life of its own. I can pinpoint the…
“We believe that art has the capacity to create and reinvent life in unimaginable ways.” – Choki.orgI just wrapped up my dream job. I painted fifteen nature murals in about as many days on a lush, tiny Portuguese island in…
Recently I had the privilege of painting a Google mural! Google.org is focused on supporting non-profits that address inclusion, economic opportunity and education. One of the biggest challenges facing the non-profit community in the Bay Area is the high price…