Children's Murals
"Save Our Sierra Nevada Mountains and Wildlife" (Part 3 of an ongoing project)
© 2019 Precita Eyes Muralists
28"’ x 8’, acrylic on cement brick
Mural Director: Ellen Silva with Marjorie Tobias Elementary After School students 3rd-5th grades
Location: 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
© 2019 Precita Eyes Muralists
28"’ x 8’, acrylic on cement brick
Mural Director: Ellen Silva with Marjorie Tobias Elementary After School students 3rd-5th grades
Location: 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
DESCRIPTION
The mural shows animal and plant life we want to preserve in our national forests. There is also a dedication to Native American history in California depicted by manmade hunting tools and cooking utensils. what was a wall of utility boxes and pipes, is now seamless color!
"Then! Now! Forever! The importance of the Sierra Nevada Mountains"
"Sierra Nevada Myths: Bigfoot? Serpent?Trees? Falcons?"
These are a few of the titles of the reports the students did to create the narratives for the mural project.
"Then! Now! Forever! The importance of the Sierra Nevada Mountains"
"Sierra Nevada Myths: Bigfoot? Serpent?Trees? Falcons?"
These are a few of the titles of the reports the students did to create the narratives for the mural project.
"Mother Earth will Make you Strong” ©Precita Eyes 2019
Size/Materials: 11.5x 28’, Acrylic on Stucco
Directed By: Elaine Chu
Assistant/s: Diego Irizarry
Location: Paul Revere Elementary, 555 Tompkins Ave, SF CA 94110
In Collaboration with: 7th grade afterschool Program
Funding Source: Community Challenge Grant
Size/Materials: 11.5x 28’, Acrylic on Stucco
Directed By: Elaine Chu
Assistant/s: Diego Irizarry
Location: Paul Revere Elementary, 555 Tompkins Ave, SF CA 94110
In Collaboration with: 7th grade afterschool Program
Funding Source: Community Challenge Grant
Description
“Mother Earth Will Make You Strong” was painted by Ms. Maria’s 7th Grade afterschool program at Paul Revere Elementary School. The mural is in the school’s community garden and the students wanted the mural to reflect what they grew in the garden and what they wanted to see grow in the future. Tall stalks of corn grow towards the radiant sun with carrots, pumpkin, jicama, potatoes, eggplant and watermelons. Flowers are also blooming throughout the mural. In the doorway the students decided to make a tree house with different fruit growing at the top to show diversity. The bottom of the mural shows roots growing in the rich soil with earthworms happily throughout as well as gophers and ants. The garden is a wonderful and colorful world where all of nature coexists and depends on one another as we need Mother Nature to feed us and give us strength.
Dolores Huerta Elementary School Mural © 2019 Precita Eyes Muralists
Lead muralist: Carla Wojczuk
Assisted by: Flavia Elisa Mora
Location: Dolores Huerta Elementary School.
Lead muralist: Carla Wojczuk
Assisted by: Flavia Elisa Mora
Location: Dolores Huerta Elementary School.
Description
Lead muralist Carla Wojczuk, and assistant Flavia Elisa Mora, led two groups of fifth graders in in Ms. Salmeron’s and Mr. Portillo’s classes through the process of designing a mural of the activist, Dolores Huerta, in honor of Fairmount Elementary school’s name change to Dolores Huerta Elementary School.
They began a four session design process by brainstorming with the class about Dolores’ life story and contributions with the United Farm Workers Union as well as her continued legacy in other movements. The students drew images of Huerta’s portraits and symbols that represent her work as a labor and social justice activist. The students revised their images and drew more images representing present day movements for social justice. Students then participated in creating a rough composite sketch of the mural, combining off of their ideas. Carla and Flavia translated the rough composite from both classes into a mural design.
The mural design features a large portrait of present-day Dolores Huerta on the left-hand-side of the mural as you walk down the ramp toward the school. Huerta is holding a megaphone saying: ¡SÍ SE PUEDE! There is a student’s drawing of Huerta mirroring the portrait, symbolizing the passing on of the torch.
To the right of Huerta in the center of the mural is an eagle in the style of the United Farm Workers Union. Sun rays emanate out from behind the eagle. Those rays are in the shape of the rays of the sun in the filipino flag to pay homage to the contribution of filipino farm workers in the movement. The rays of the sun below become farm rows burst from the center of the eagle. Another way that we wanted to make the filipino contribution more present was including the saying: “Isang Bagsak!” on the shirt of one of the drawings of farm workers on the right of the mural. This saying was part of the farm worker chant during the grape strike and is a saying of unity translated from Taglog to: “one fall, one down.”
Arranged throughout the farm rows are younger images of Dolores Huerta along with farmers working, farmers organizing and marching and teachers and students marching holding signs from present day that lead toward the entrance of the school. We decided to select fewer of these images and enlarge them to highlight the student’s drawings and make them more visible and dynamic.
They began a four session design process by brainstorming with the class about Dolores’ life story and contributions with the United Farm Workers Union as well as her continued legacy in other movements. The students drew images of Huerta’s portraits and symbols that represent her work as a labor and social justice activist. The students revised their images and drew more images representing present day movements for social justice. Students then participated in creating a rough composite sketch of the mural, combining off of their ideas. Carla and Flavia translated the rough composite from both classes into a mural design.
The mural design features a large portrait of present-day Dolores Huerta on the left-hand-side of the mural as you walk down the ramp toward the school. Huerta is holding a megaphone saying: ¡SÍ SE PUEDE! There is a student’s drawing of Huerta mirroring the portrait, symbolizing the passing on of the torch.
To the right of Huerta in the center of the mural is an eagle in the style of the United Farm Workers Union. Sun rays emanate out from behind the eagle. Those rays are in the shape of the rays of the sun in the filipino flag to pay homage to the contribution of filipino farm workers in the movement. The rays of the sun below become farm rows burst from the center of the eagle. Another way that we wanted to make the filipino contribution more present was including the saying: “Isang Bagsak!” on the shirt of one of the drawings of farm workers on the right of the mural. This saying was part of the farm worker chant during the grape strike and is a saying of unity translated from Taglog to: “one fall, one down.”
Arranged throughout the farm rows are younger images of Dolores Huerta along with farmers working, farmers organizing and marching and teachers and students marching holding signs from present day that lead toward the entrance of the school. We decided to select fewer of these images and enlarge them to highlight the student’s drawings and make them more visible and dynamic.
“Our Little Garden” ©2018 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: 5’x 26.5, Acrylic on Wood Fence
Directed By: Elaine Chu
Assistant/s: Diego Irizarry
Location: Paul Revere Elementary, 555 Tompkins Ave, SF CA 94110
In collaboration with: 5th grade Afterschool Program
Funding source: Community Challenge Grant
Size: 5’x 26.5, Acrylic on Wood Fence
Directed By: Elaine Chu
Assistant/s: Diego Irizarry
Location: Paul Revere Elementary, 555 Tompkins Ave, SF CA 94110
In collaboration with: 5th grade Afterschool Program
Funding source: Community Challenge Grant
Description:
Our Little Garden is painted and designed by Ms. Chelsea’s 5th Grade class at Paul Revere Elementary School. The wall is the entrance to the community garden at the school and the students wanted it to be a magical and colorful welcoming to anyone that enters the garden. To the left is rain providing water for seedlings and flowers to grow. They also painted clouds and wind and sun to show the balance of nature. Two tall apple trees in the foreground provide shade for chipmunks, snails and earthworms. In the center of the mural is a big lake with various fish, sharks and even a treasure chest. To the right of the mural is a waterfall which flows into the lake while butterflies and bees enjoy the fresh air and a little girl waters her growing plants. The poem that flows throughout the mural is by Beatrix Potter called We Have a Little Garden.
Save The Rainforests ©2018 Precita Eyes Muralists
8’h x 28’2”, acrylic on cinder block
Directed by: Ellen Silva with 20 students from the After School Program
Location: Marjorie Tobias School, 725 Southgate Ave, Daly City, CA 94015
8’h x 28’2”, acrylic on cinder block
Directed by: Ellen Silva with 20 students from the After School Program
Location: Marjorie Tobias School, 725 Southgate Ave, Daly City, CA 94015
"Protect Our Oceans Filled with Schools of Busy Fish"
© 2018 Precita Eyes Muralists
28"’ x 8’, acrylic on cement brick
Mural Director: Ellen Silva, assisted by Robert Louthan with Marjorie Tobias Elementary After School students 3rd-5th grades
Location: 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
© 2018 Precita Eyes Muralists
28"’ x 8’, acrylic on cement brick
Mural Director: Ellen Silva, assisted by Robert Louthan with Marjorie Tobias Elementary After School students 3rd-5th grades
Location: 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
Description
The mural depicts the many colorful fish, plants, treasure chests, mermaids and other fictional and real inhabiters of our underwater world. Each student drew and then painted one or more of these images. The title was created to celebrate Earth Day.
Mural Director: Ellen Silva, assisted by Robert Louthan with Marjorie Tobias Elementary After School students 3rd-5th grades
Location: 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
Location: 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
DESCRIPTION
Curious children find themselves
At Elementary school tables
Thinking...
Through the ebbs and flows of what the sea brings
Their mind delves into the depths of oceans
Uncovering the unknown
Creatures rise to the surface like new dreams
Like new ability to move the hands holding pencils
To move the soul with courage
To create
Imagination bursts from blank papers
As self-doubt transforms to artistry
And splatters
Into classroom walls
Colonies of orange fish swim past leaping dolphins
Catfish wink at ancient turtles
As mermaids grow scales with every stroke of the paintbrush
The children giggle and swim like narwhals
They swim in the currents of freedom and expression
Explore what was unknown
And soak in what was found.
At Elementary school tables
Thinking...
Through the ebbs and flows of what the sea brings
Their mind delves into the depths of oceans
Uncovering the unknown
Creatures rise to the surface like new dreams
Like new ability to move the hands holding pencils
To move the soul with courage
To create
Imagination bursts from blank papers
As self-doubt transforms to artistry
And splatters
Into classroom walls
Colonies of orange fish swim past leaping dolphins
Catfish wink at ancient turtles
As mermaids grow scales with every stroke of the paintbrush
The children giggle and swim like narwhals
They swim in the currents of freedom and expression
Explore what was unknown
And soak in what was found.
”Our JFK Community Mural Project"
© 2017 Precita Eyes Muralists.
6,'6"’ x 9’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Elaine Chu, with JFK elementary students Mr. Faheys 4th grade class
Location: JFK Elementary School, 785 Price Street, SF CA 94014
© 2017 Precita Eyes Muralists.
6,'6"’ x 9’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Elaine Chu, with JFK elementary students Mr. Faheys 4th grade class
Location: JFK Elementary School, 785 Price Street, SF CA 94014
Description:
The theme of the mural “Our JFK Community” is Community. The students of Mr. Fahey’s 4th grade class designed the mural with imagery that makes their community of JFK elementary school so special to them. They researched the birds, animals,flowers and trees that live in the San Bruno Mountain and Daly City area. In the foreground are a diverse group of JFK students excited to be in school. The book that is opened in front of them says “We love our JFK community”. From the left of the mural is tree with local birds nesting in the leaves and standing on the branches. Below the tree are flowers and students eating ice cream together. Little dogs frolic in the grass while people rest on benches. On the right of the mural is a crane the students nicknamed “Wally” who hangs out in the fields behind the school. In his beak he is holding the American flag which floats into a banner turning into a track field where students are racing. The banner then depicts students playing different sports and games they play at JFK elementary school. The banner then turns into a road with cars driving by colorful Daly City houses that leads to the winding road that take people up to San Bruno Mountain. Many people bike up and down the mountain as well as hike the many trails. The mountain is also home to many animals like coyotes, snakes and mountain lions. The road then turns into a fog that is a signature of Daly City. Behind the fog is Serramonte Shopping center where many students go shopping or hang out with family and friends.
At the left top corner of the mural is a Happy Sun shining over the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. A Mama and baby whale are swimming in the bay while birds are flying in V formation in the clouds. The rainbow breaks the mural from Day to Night where the JFK mascot the Dragon is flying happily in the sky next to a Sleepy Moon.
At the left top corner of the mural is a Happy Sun shining over the San Francisco Bay and Golden Gate Bridge. A Mama and baby whale are swimming in the bay while birds are flying in V formation in the clouds. The rainbow breaks the mural from Day to Night where the JFK mascot the Dragon is flying happily in the sky next to a Sleepy Moon.
"Veggies for the People"
©2016 Precita Eyes Muralists
42, 3'x2' veggie shaped cut outs on wood with acrylic paint
Project created through Yerba Buena Center for The Arts in Partnership with Precita Eyes, TNDC's Tenderloin People's Garden and 826 Valencia.
Mural Director: Fred Alverado. In collaboration with 150 3rd and 4th-grade students from Bessie Carmichael Elementary School
Location: Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation's Tenderloin People's Garden, 324 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102.
©2016 Precita Eyes Muralists
42, 3'x2' veggie shaped cut outs on wood with acrylic paint
Project created through Yerba Buena Center for The Arts in Partnership with Precita Eyes, TNDC's Tenderloin People's Garden and 826 Valencia.
Mural Director: Fred Alverado. In collaboration with 150 3rd and 4th-grade students from Bessie Carmichael Elementary School
Location: Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation's Tenderloin People's Garden, 324 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA 94102.
DESCRIPTION:
"Veggies for the People" employed paint (directed by Precita Eyes) and poetry (directed by 826 Valencia) to connect the local 3rd and 4th graders to their community garden and the neighborhood concerns about lack of access here to healthy, affordable, fresh produce.
"United Mural Project", 2016
© 2016 Precita Eyes Muralists
11'3"’ x 32'’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Yuka Ezoe Onodera and Assisted by Joe Colmenares
Location: JFK Elementary School, 785 Price Street, SF CA 94014
© 2016 Precita Eyes Muralists
11'3"’ x 32'’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Yuka Ezoe Onodera and Assisted by Joe Colmenares
Location: JFK Elementary School, 785 Price Street, SF CA 94014
Description:
This mural was a collaboration with Ms. Dox and her students honoring the rich cultural heritage of the school’s student body. Together they created a tapestry of cultural narratives that reflect the interests, curriculum, identities and passions of the students. Three folklore dragons form an oval shape, representing the school’s mascot and the student’s heritage; Philippines, China, and Aztec. Corals represent the largest coral reefs in the Philippines and a woman dances in her formal Filipina dress. A floating castle on clouds is an image from an old Honduras flag. Sugar skills from Dia De Las Muertos and a mariachi singer represent Mexico. A soccer player, volcanic mountains, children sleeping in hammocks, and their colorful transportation bus represent El Salvador. An African mask embraces the dragons while native animals such as the Golden Eagle from the Mexican flag as well as the Filipino cobra and tiger work together to encompass the ever-growing change and diversity of the students. However, the importance of the project goes far beyond vibrancy and color.
The mural content is focused and aimed to give its creators an opportunity to express their understanding of their cultural heritage and cultures. Those involved were encouraged to think about the links between their family history and the legacy of their own academic future. It also gave them a sense of ownership and taking pride in their learning and academic space. Participants were exposed to the various layers of identity; self-awareness, cultural awareness and community awareness. The inclusivity of this project broadens the context into our current quilted culture of modern day. The students learned that through artistic expression they are advocates and have the notion that young people have a role in transforming a society into one of inclusivity and integration. The value of UNITY was strongly communicated through out the mural project.
The mural content is focused and aimed to give its creators an opportunity to express their understanding of their cultural heritage and cultures. Those involved were encouraged to think about the links between their family history and the legacy of their own academic future. It also gave them a sense of ownership and taking pride in their learning and academic space. Participants were exposed to the various layers of identity; self-awareness, cultural awareness and community awareness. The inclusivity of this project broadens the context into our current quilted culture of modern day. The students learned that through artistic expression they are advocates and have the notion that young people have a role in transforming a society into one of inclusivity and integration. The value of UNITY was strongly communicated through out the mural project.
"People Make A Difference Mural"
©2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
3.4’ x 37’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Elaine Chu
Location: George Peabody Elementary
©2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
3.4’ x 37’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Elaine Chu
Location: George Peabody Elementary
DESCRIPTION:
The students each chose a person that has made a difference in history. The mural is dedicated to the different heroes and designed by their different contributions to the world. From the left side of the mural are explorers, John Muir, Jane Goddall, Amelia Earhart, Lewis and Clark. The landscape with trees and birds opens up to the Golden Gate Bridge and educators and inventors. From there the mural depicts presidents and women politicians. The flag behind the mural flows from a rainbow to the sun rays that radiate from a Peace Sign Sun. Below the sun are civil rights activists, like Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Harriett Tubman. The mural then leads to artists and musicians like Ruth Asawa and Mozart. The right side ends with athletes and more nature. The quotes by the heroes throughout the mural are inspirational to the children whose lives they have influenced.
"Legacy of Heroes Mural Project", 2015
© 2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
10’ x 27’, Acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Yukako Ezoe and assisted by Sarah Siskin, in collaboration with 24 5th Grade students.
Location: JFK Elementary School, 785 Price Street, SF CA 94014
© 2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
10’ x 27’, Acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Yukako Ezoe and assisted by Sarah Siskin, in collaboration with 24 5th Grade students.
Location: JFK Elementary School, 785 Price Street, SF CA 94014
DESCRIPTION:
This mural reads from left to right to depict the chronology of some of the important events that were a part of the creation of our great nation. The people represented in this mural are our heroes. They are leaders who fought to make changes and to make the United States a better place. Our selected heroes begin with the brave Sacagawea (1788- 1812) who was a Lemhi Shoshone woman, and who led the famous Lewis & Clark expedition from 1804- 1806. She was used as a translator and was able to keep the peace between the explorers and the Native Americans that they encountered along the journey.
As our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln (1809- 1865) is honored as a self made man whose most significant act as president was the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, which paved the way for the Thirteenth Amendment and the abolishment of slavery in the United States. We have included his trademark stovepipe hat with the American flag to pay tribute to his incredible impact on the United States. Harriet Tubman (1822- 1913) was a famous abolitionist, humanitarian, Union spy and the most well known conductor of the Underground Railroad. She was born a slave but escaped to the North. She subsequently made 13 missions back south to rescue over 70 slaves and led them to safety along the Underground Railroad. They traveled by night guided by the North Star, easily located by “follow[ing] the drinking gourd” which pointed towards the North Star.
During American involvement in World War II (1941- 1945) the Navajo Code Talkers were an integral part to the military success that eventually led the allies to win the war. They were used to encrypt and decipher codes based on the Navajo language. Navajo code is the only spoken military code never to have been deciphered by the enemy. The Code Talkers were commended for their skill, speed and accuracy. The Great Seal of the Navajo Nation is below the code talker to show the sovereignty of the Navajo Nation, while showing respect for the significant work they accomplished during World War II. In the clouds above we have an airforce plane to remember those who lost their lives fighting for the United States.
In 1955, Rosa Parks (1913- 2005) was riding a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, when a white man demanded she give up her seat and move to the back of the bus. When Rosa refused she was arrested for violating the strict segregation laws of the south. Her arrest and treatment in this situation sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the first large- scale demonstration against segregation in the U.S. After these events, Rosa became known as “the mother of the freedom movement.” Ruby Bridges (b. 1954) was just 6 years old when she was selected to be the first African American child to integrate an all-white Southern elementary school. She was enrolled in the William Frantz School in Louisiana, and was escorted by the U.S. marshals due to violent mobs. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929- 1968) was perhaps the most influential civil rights leader. MLK helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott as well as the 1963 March on Washington where he delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech. In 1964 he received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
John F. Kennedy (1917- 1963) is one of the most iconic presidents as a WWII hero and that his presidency was marked by major events in the Cold War. JFK pushed for equality for all, signed executive orders prohibiting racial discrimination that laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Act. The legislation was passed after his assassination, but his efforts and Civil Rights Address put political and moral pressure on Americans to change their ways. JFK also started the Peace Corps, and initiated Project Apollo, which put the first men on the moon. In our mural, Rosa Parks’ bus becomes Apollo 11 and is shown flying to the moon to represent transformation and national progress.
Larry Itliong (1913- 1977) was a Filipino American labor organizer who began organizing West Coast agricultural workers starting in the 1930s. He famously began the Delano Grape Strike by walking off grape farms in protest, and demanded to be paid the federal minimum wage. Union leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) dedicated his life to improving the treatment, pay, and working conditions for farm workers. He co-founded The National Farm Workers Association with Dolores Huerta (b. 1930) which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). Dolores Huerta has been honored for her great work and activism as a labor leader. In 2012 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Obama.
In the summer of 2008, Barack Obama (b. 1961) became the first African- American to be the presidential candidate of a major political party. He won the general election and became the 44th president and first African- American president of the United States. In 2009 Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people.” He is known for his health care reform, especially Obamacare and for signing the Affordable Care Act to help poor people get health insurance. In the top right corner we have the bald eagle, which is a symbol to represent freedom and hope.
As our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln (1809- 1865) is honored as a self made man whose most significant act as president was the Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863, which paved the way for the Thirteenth Amendment and the abolishment of slavery in the United States. We have included his trademark stovepipe hat with the American flag to pay tribute to his incredible impact on the United States. Harriet Tubman (1822- 1913) was a famous abolitionist, humanitarian, Union spy and the most well known conductor of the Underground Railroad. She was born a slave but escaped to the North. She subsequently made 13 missions back south to rescue over 70 slaves and led them to safety along the Underground Railroad. They traveled by night guided by the North Star, easily located by “follow[ing] the drinking gourd” which pointed towards the North Star.
During American involvement in World War II (1941- 1945) the Navajo Code Talkers were an integral part to the military success that eventually led the allies to win the war. They were used to encrypt and decipher codes based on the Navajo language. Navajo code is the only spoken military code never to have been deciphered by the enemy. The Code Talkers were commended for their skill, speed and accuracy. The Great Seal of the Navajo Nation is below the code talker to show the sovereignty of the Navajo Nation, while showing respect for the significant work they accomplished during World War II. In the clouds above we have an airforce plane to remember those who lost their lives fighting for the United States.
In 1955, Rosa Parks (1913- 2005) was riding a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, when a white man demanded she give up her seat and move to the back of the bus. When Rosa refused she was arrested for violating the strict segregation laws of the south. Her arrest and treatment in this situation sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the first large- scale demonstration against segregation in the U.S. After these events, Rosa became known as “the mother of the freedom movement.” Ruby Bridges (b. 1954) was just 6 years old when she was selected to be the first African American child to integrate an all-white Southern elementary school. She was enrolled in the William Frantz School in Louisiana, and was escorted by the U.S. marshals due to violent mobs. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929- 1968) was perhaps the most influential civil rights leader. MLK helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott as well as the 1963 March on Washington where he delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech. In 1964 he received the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.
John F. Kennedy (1917- 1963) is one of the most iconic presidents as a WWII hero and that his presidency was marked by major events in the Cold War. JFK pushed for equality for all, signed executive orders prohibiting racial discrimination that laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Act. The legislation was passed after his assassination, but his efforts and Civil Rights Address put political and moral pressure on Americans to change their ways. JFK also started the Peace Corps, and initiated Project Apollo, which put the first men on the moon. In our mural, Rosa Parks’ bus becomes Apollo 11 and is shown flying to the moon to represent transformation and national progress.
Larry Itliong (1913- 1977) was a Filipino American labor organizer who began organizing West Coast agricultural workers starting in the 1930s. He famously began the Delano Grape Strike by walking off grape farms in protest, and demanded to be paid the federal minimum wage. Union leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez (1927-1993) dedicated his life to improving the treatment, pay, and working conditions for farm workers. He co-founded The National Farm Workers Association with Dolores Huerta (b. 1930) which later became the United Farm Workers (UFW). Dolores Huerta has been honored for her great work and activism as a labor leader. In 2012 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Obama.
In the summer of 2008, Barack Obama (b. 1961) became the first African- American to be the presidential candidate of a major political party. He won the general election and became the 44th president and first African- American president of the United States. In 2009 Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people.” He is known for his health care reform, especially Obamacare and for signing the Affordable Care Act to help poor people get health insurance. In the top right corner we have the bald eagle, which is a symbol to represent freedom and hope.
"Painting Our Favorite Things Mural"
©2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
5’ x 13’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Directed by Cory Devereaux In collaboration with St. Joseph’s Family Center After School Participants: Alan’te & Kiara, Shilo, & Andrew & Dayannara, with Jamal & Jada
Location: St Joseph's Family Center, 899 Guerrero St, San Francisco CA
©2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
5’ x 13’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Directed by Cory Devereaux In collaboration with St. Joseph’s Family Center After School Participants: Alan’te & Kiara, Shilo, & Andrew & Dayannara, with Jamal & Jada
Location: St Joseph's Family Center, 899 Guerrero St, San Francisco CA
Description:
As Andrew and Dayannara’s little brother, Jaden, looks through the mirror that borders the mural, he see a painting of our favorite things. There is Dayannara’s beach where a My Little Pony creature builds sand castles, while we dig for seashells, and see crabs disappear into the sand. Meanwhile a turtle watches over the eggs in her nest. Just beyond in the blue waters, fish swim, and another turtle slowly paddles through the waves. On the far left side of the mural, Kiara created a blue superhero floating through space as she assists a grandmother sitting in a wheelchair. The grandmother cries alligator tears because she needs help putting on her oxygen providing space helmet. Grandma exclaims, “Yay, yay” to her rescuer. All around these two, and throughout this side of the mural, a rainbow spills its colors. Still lighted by the rainbow, but to the right, Shilo smiles as he eats a cookie. Above Shilo, an angel signs as he floats in the bright yellow sun. As we move to the center and right side of the mural, the rainbow sky gives way to space, and the universe. Alan’te’s planets soar through the dark, yet star-studded sky. From left to right, we see planet Earth, Saturn, Neptune, and Jupiter with its many moons. In the far right corner, the sun shines brightly over the entire scene as it swallows Pluto within its broad surface. For Andrew, sports are among his favorite activities. He even salutes the famed soccer player, Cristiano Ronaldo with the tag, CR 7. We have many pursuits that we enjoy, like singing (la la la la la), cooking, and dancing. When looking at “Painting Our Favorite Things”, we will be reminded of the things that we like the most; the ones that give us happiness and joy; the ones that always make us smile.
We Walk Here Mural Project
©2015 Precita Eyes Muralists 2015
Watercolor, marker, and oil pastel on paper
Mural Directors: Fred Alvarado, assisted by Nila Delvaney and Cara Deringer
Location: Bessie Carmichael Elementary 375 7th street, San Francisco
©2015 Precita Eyes Muralists 2015
Watercolor, marker, and oil pastel on paper
Mural Directors: Fred Alvarado, assisted by Nila Delvaney and Cara Deringer
Location: Bessie Carmichael Elementary 375 7th street, San Francisco
Description:
This workshop was conducted with students of the forth grade at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School in the South of Market district in San Francisco. Students in the class experimented with pastels, pencils, markers, ink, water color, and paint. Students studied historical posters, mandalas, and maps. From their research students created large poster, public service announcements, that will be installed in the SOMA and Tenderloin neighborhoods. The aim is to distribute them on different walking school routes that the children may take. The “We Walk Here” project was created to bring awareness that children exist in these neighborhoods. Students in this class learned design fundamentals, typography, image rendering, transfer techniques, and large scale drawing. Some of the goals of the class was to develop skills in drawing, develop personal style, and create community based visual media.
"Personal Narrative Mural Project Mural"
©2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
4’ 5’ x 8’, acrylic on tyvek
Mural Directors: Fred Alvarado with 3rd grade students at Bessie Carmichael
Location: Bessie Carmichael Elementary School, 375 7th Street, SF CA
©2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
4’ 5’ x 8’, acrylic on tyvek
Mural Directors: Fred Alvarado with 3rd grade students at Bessie Carmichael
Location: Bessie Carmichael Elementary School, 375 7th Street, SF CA
Description:
The “Personal Narratives Mural Project” was designed and painted by the 3rd grade classes at Bessie Carmichael Elementary School. The murals are the cumulation of a 10 week residency with artist Fred Alvarado. During the 10 week residency students explored the idea of “The Personal Narrative” and how it fit in with in the idea of community. Through out the residency students were introduced to various materials, including, inks, oil pastels, color pencils, and acrylic paint. The murals were created together with the help of the muralist and 3rd grade teachers. Funding: SF Arts Residency
"The Five W's- Who What When Why Where Mural", 2014
4’ 5’ x 8’, acrylic on tyvek
Mural Directors: Directed by Fred Alvarado.
Location: Bessie Carmicheal Elementary School, 375 7th. Street, SF CA 94112
4’ 5’ x 8’, acrylic on tyvek
Mural Directors: Directed by Fred Alvarado.
Location: Bessie Carmicheal Elementary School, 375 7th. Street, SF CA 94112
Description:
Working with all the 3rd grade classes we painted 4 collaborative murals. Each class choose one of the 5 W’s-Who What When Why Where- We worked together to create images and a composition. The students then painted the murals. The themes of the mural reflected the research the students made with their families and themselves. Interviewing each other, parents and teachers each class came up with their own unique design. The murals are now hanging in the school cafeteria.
"Minnie and Love Ward Recreation Center Mural"
©2012 Precita Eyes Muralists
4’ x 52’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Directed by Max Martilla and Yuka Ezoe in collaboration with the students and community of the Oceanview District.
Location: Minnie and Love Ward Recreation Center, 650 Capitol Ave, SF CA 94112
©2012 Precita Eyes Muralists
4’ x 52’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Directed by Max Martilla and Yuka Ezoe in collaboration with the students and community of the Oceanview District.
Location: Minnie and Love Ward Recreation Center, 650 Capitol Ave, SF CA 94112
"What a Wonderful World Mural"
©2012 Precita Eyes Muralists
10’ x 53’, acrylic and mosaic on stucco
Mural Directors: Elaine Chu and Peter Frauenfelder in collaboration with Charles Drew Elementary and 80 students.
Location: Charles Drew Elementary School, 50 Pomona Street, San Francisco, CA
©2012 Precita Eyes Muralists
10’ x 53’, acrylic and mosaic on stucco
Mural Directors: Elaine Chu and Peter Frauenfelder in collaboration with Charles Drew Elementary and 80 students.
Location: Charles Drew Elementary School, 50 Pomona Street, San Francisco, CA
Description:
This mural is based off of Louis Armstrong’s song “What a Wonderful World”. The teachers of Charles Drew Elementary School were using the song to teach the students sign language. The students then used the words of the song to think of imagery for the mural. Over 80 students worked on the mural as well as community and teachers. Mosaic tile is also integrated in the design to add a 3 dimensional effect and highlight important parts of the song.
"Making Friends Across Diverse Cultures"
©2009 Precita Eyes Muralists
acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Brenda Miller, Assisted by Yukako Ezoe
Contributing Artists: 60 3rd and 4th graders & 15 volunteers
©2009 Precita Eyes Muralists
acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Brenda Miller, Assisted by Yukako Ezoe
Contributing Artists: 60 3rd and 4th graders & 15 volunteers
"No Room For Violence Mural"
©2009 Precita Eyes Muralists
5’ x 13’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Fred Alvarado with 1st grade students from Dolores Huerta Learning Academy
Location: Dolores Huerta Learning Academy, 1945 High St, Oakland CA 94601
©2009 Precita Eyes Muralists
5’ x 13’, acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Fred Alvarado with 1st grade students from Dolores Huerta Learning Academy
Location: Dolores Huerta Learning Academy, 1945 High St, Oakland CA 94601
Description:
"No Room For Violence" was designed and painted by the 1st grade class of Dolores Huerta Learning Academy and community volunteers. The theme of the mural is non-violence. Through a series of workshops, Nicole Zekster's first grade class decided to paint a mural addressing the violence in their community. They decided to show the opposite. In the mural we see a family on a boat, a peace dove, a courageous lion on a mountain, hearts flying, a couple holding hands and a giant peace sign sun. They decided to paint this large mural on the corner of the school at a busy intersection in East Oakland California.