Children's Murals
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"Open Hearts, Open Minds"
©2021 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: 6-6.5'x30'
Location: St. Peter's Catholic School, 1266 Florida St., San Francisco, CA 94110
Directed by: Christy Majano
In collaboration with: the 8th-grade students at St. Peter's Catholic School
With volunteer help from: Diego Irizarry, Josephine Faedi, and Mary Markley
©2021 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: 6-6.5'x30'
Location: St. Peter's Catholic School, 1266 Florida St., San Francisco, CA 94110
Directed by: Christy Majano
In collaboration with: the 8th-grade students at St. Peter's Catholic School
With volunteer help from: Diego Irizarry, Josephine Faedi, and Mary Markley
Description
"Open Hearts, Open Minds" is the motto at St. Peter's Catholic School. It describes the way in which we were all born, and the importance of keeping our hearts and minds open to God.
The mural reads from right to left, following the life stages of the butterfly. These stages honor the "growth mindset" and the journey of learning and gaining knowledge from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. It is a cycle of development and change that continues into their adult lives. The butterfly is the Blue Morpho Butterfly which inhabits the Americas from México through South America. The Blue Morpho is unique because it goes through five larvae stages, recreating itself many times.
Starting on the right side are praying hands over a cross overlapped by open flower petals, symbolizing the feeling of an opening heart. The petal-shaped cross reads "Sisters of Mercy", to acknowledge their long history at the school as well as their ongoing dedication and spiritual guidance to the community. The holding hands represent community, love, unity and teamwork, these were the elements needed to save the trees from being cut down on Florida Street in front of the school in 2019.
At the center of the mural are hands holding five keys. These keys are able to unlock the heart and mind. Each of the keys contain the following words: Unity, Grow, Accomplish, Love and Serve. The term "Open Mind" is represented by the garden trellis, which is shaped like a side profile of a student's head. The background behind the profile is the landscape that surrounds Caritas Creek, a youth camp in Mendocino, California, which is a scenic destination for overnight youth retreats. The phoenix, a mythical bird that rises from its own ashes, represents multiple symbols, including rebirth. It represents the resurrection of Christ and the idea of overcoming and triumphing over adversities, which St. Peter's School experienced with the burning and then rebuilding of St. Peter's Catholic Church.
Lastly, the phoenix serves as a reminder for students who graduate from High School and go on to college, to fulfill their life's destiny with faith and perseverance. They can overcome any challenges they may encounter along the way.
The mural reads from right to left, following the life stages of the butterfly. These stages honor the "growth mindset" and the journey of learning and gaining knowledge from Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. It is a cycle of development and change that continues into their adult lives. The butterfly is the Blue Morpho Butterfly which inhabits the Americas from México through South America. The Blue Morpho is unique because it goes through five larvae stages, recreating itself many times.
Starting on the right side are praying hands over a cross overlapped by open flower petals, symbolizing the feeling of an opening heart. The petal-shaped cross reads "Sisters of Mercy", to acknowledge their long history at the school as well as their ongoing dedication and spiritual guidance to the community. The holding hands represent community, love, unity and teamwork, these were the elements needed to save the trees from being cut down on Florida Street in front of the school in 2019.
At the center of the mural are hands holding five keys. These keys are able to unlock the heart and mind. Each of the keys contain the following words: Unity, Grow, Accomplish, Love and Serve. The term "Open Mind" is represented by the garden trellis, which is shaped like a side profile of a student's head. The background behind the profile is the landscape that surrounds Caritas Creek, a youth camp in Mendocino, California, which is a scenic destination for overnight youth retreats. The phoenix, a mythical bird that rises from its own ashes, represents multiple symbols, including rebirth. It represents the resurrection of Christ and the idea of overcoming and triumphing over adversities, which St. Peter's School experienced with the burning and then rebuilding of St. Peter's Catholic Church.
Lastly, the phoenix serves as a reminder for students who graduate from High School and go on to college, to fulfill their life's destiny with faith and perseverance. They can overcome any challenges they may encounter along the way.
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Peace on Earth
©2020 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: 5'11" x 73'5", Acrylic on cement
Directed by: Robert Louthan
Assisted by: Julia Barzizza
Location: Longfellow Elementary School, San Francisco
©2020 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: 5'11" x 73'5", Acrylic on cement
Directed by: Robert Louthan
Assisted by: Julia Barzizza
Location: Longfellow Elementary School, San Francisco
Description
A circle of students, representing different countries, stand holding hands around a globe encoded in peace, as a sunflower blooms brightly behind them to symbolize growth, beauty, and vital energy. More flowers blossom from between the sunflower petals. A rainbow stretches the length of the mural, bridging the cityscape on the left with the sunny beach on the right. The rainbow supports a breadth of playful activity; dinosaurs graze beneath a flying robot, imaginative trees and flowers blossom from between the rainbow colors, and a food truck zooms down the colorful bend, bringing healthy fruits and veggies to students for lunchtime. On the right, the lion, the Longfellow mascot, gives the school a big hug, symbolizing love and safety and camaraderie. A dolphin splashes between the waves, just barely escaping a pokemon ball.
All of this unfolds from the center, as our students stand in solidarity with one another, returning once again to our message of Peace on Earth.
All of this unfolds from the center, as our students stand in solidarity with one another, returning once again to our message of Peace on Earth.
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Life in Outer Space
© 2020 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: 32' x 8', acrylic on cement block
Directed by: Ellen Silva
Assisted by: Flavia Mora
Location: 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership, Marjorie Tobias Elementary School, Daly City
© 2020 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: 32' x 8', acrylic on cement block
Directed by: Ellen Silva
Assisted by: Flavia Mora
Location: 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership, Marjorie Tobias Elementary School, Daly City
Description
“Life in Outer Space” includes aliens, rockets, spaceships, robots, astronauts, space kittens & a penguin flying around in the solar system (sun, stars and 9 planets). A space explorer has landed on earth and is holding a flag with a Marjorie Tobias flag on it.
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Desert Island
© 2019 Precita Eyes Muralists
25.5"’ x 8’, acrylic on cement brick
Mural Director: Ellen Silva with 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership'
Location: Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School, 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
© 2019 Precita Eyes Muralists
25.5"’ x 8’, acrylic on cement brick
Mural Director: Ellen Silva with 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership'
Location: Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School, 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
Description
On this desert island we see cactus, a tiny river, and many animals: camels, bunnies, snakes, tortoise, tarantula, lizard, coyote, birds, and more.
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Like Water We Rise
© 2019 Precita Eyes Muralists
14 ft x 30 ft, Acrylic on Stucco Wall
Designed By: Community of Kiel, Germany
Directed By: Yuka Ezoe
Assistant/s: Diego Irizarry, Naoki Onodera, Miss Wina, Eigelbs, Arne eichberg, Simon Banger
Funded by: Playground, Kiel Germany www.playground-kiel.de
Location: Kiel, Germany
© 2019 Precita Eyes Muralists
14 ft x 30 ft, Acrylic on Stucco Wall
Designed By: Community of Kiel, Germany
Directed By: Yuka Ezoe
Assistant/s: Diego Irizarry, Naoki Onodera, Miss Wina, Eigelbs, Arne eichberg, Simon Banger
Funded by: Playground, Kiel Germany www.playground-kiel.de
Location: Kiel, Germany
Description
This summer Precita Eyes Muralists jumped overseas to Kiel, Germany for a mural project for Playground, a youth festival hosted under the largest sailing event, Kiel Week. Invited by festival Founder, Arne Eichberg, we conducted a community design day with 40 participants and executed the mural with Kiel community members and artists.
The theme of the mural is ‘Our City Friendship, what connects us and what we dream of.’ Inspired by the theme, many of the community members had global warming in mind. The quote on the top right, ‘Like Water We Rise’, is taken from a youth environmental activist, Greta Thunberg. The words surf on a great wave with a giant rainbow on fire, symbolizing the urgent nature of global warming. The water drops under the wave and there includes messages such as, ‘Water is Human Right’, and the logo for the LGBTQ Brazilian carnival float.
A large seagull soars over the ocean. Since seagulls are seen in both cities (Kiel and San Francisco) we used the bird as a bridge to connect the iconic city structures on its wing: Marine Ehrenmal Tower, the World War 2 memorial tower in Kiel with their native canola flowers, and the Golden Gate Bridge, with our native California poppy flower. The seagull holds a drink-can plastic ring holder in its beak as a symbol of trash killing animals. In the middle, a ship, which is the logo of Kiel, carries two friends representing friend-ship. In the far background, behind the seagull, a penguin stands on a melting ice cap.
Joining Kiel Week was a fun cultural exchange and sharing the same consciousness around global warming made our team from San Francisco feel tuned-in and connected to the Kiel community around this global concern.
The theme of the mural is ‘Our City Friendship, what connects us and what we dream of.’ Inspired by the theme, many of the community members had global warming in mind. The quote on the top right, ‘Like Water We Rise’, is taken from a youth environmental activist, Greta Thunberg. The words surf on a great wave with a giant rainbow on fire, symbolizing the urgent nature of global warming. The water drops under the wave and there includes messages such as, ‘Water is Human Right’, and the logo for the LGBTQ Brazilian carnival float.
A large seagull soars over the ocean. Since seagulls are seen in both cities (Kiel and San Francisco) we used the bird as a bridge to connect the iconic city structures on its wing: Marine Ehrenmal Tower, the World War 2 memorial tower in Kiel with their native canola flowers, and the Golden Gate Bridge, with our native California poppy flower. The seagull holds a drink-can plastic ring holder in its beak as a symbol of trash killing animals. In the middle, a ship, which is the logo of Kiel, carries two friends representing friend-ship. In the far background, behind the seagull, a penguin stands on a melting ice cap.
Joining Kiel Week was a fun cultural exchange and sharing the same consciousness around global warming made our team from San Francisco feel tuned-in and connected to the Kiel community around this global concern.
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"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 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership'
Location: Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School, 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
© 2019 Precita Eyes Muralists
28"’ x 8’, acrylic on cement brick
Mural Director: Ellen Silva with 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership'
Location: Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School, 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.
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"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
In Collaboration with: 7th Grade Afterschool Program
Funding Source: Community Challenge Grant
©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
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.
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Si Sé Puede
©2019 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: 17’5” high at left angling to 14'5” high on right x approximately 37' wide, Acrylic paint
Designed By: Carla Wojczuk, Flavia Elisa Mora, and 5th grade Class
Directed By: Carla Wojczuk
Lead muralist: Carla Wojczuk
Assisted by: Flavia Elisa Mora
Location: Dolores Huerta Elementary School, 65 Chenery St, San Francisco, CA
Project funded by: Casey and Charley's Foundation for Kids and Dogs
©2019 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: 17’5” high at left angling to 14'5” high on right x approximately 37' wide, Acrylic paint
Designed By: Carla Wojczuk, Flavia Elisa Mora, and 5th grade Class
Directed By: Carla Wojczuk
Lead muralist: Carla Wojczuk
Assisted by: Flavia Elisa Mora
Location: Dolores Huerta Elementary School, 65 Chenery St, San Francisco, CA
Project funded by: Casey and Charley's Foundation for Kids and Dogs
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.
2018 Murals
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Beyond the Horizon
© 2018 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: approximately 6' x 185'
Directed by: Robert Louthan, Assisted by Flavia Mora, and in collaboration with 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership
Location: Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School, 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
© 2018 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: approximately 6' x 185'
Directed by: Robert Louthan, Assisted by Flavia Mora, and in collaboration with 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership
Location: Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School, 725 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
Description
A poetic Narrative by Flavia Elisa Mora ~
Above the water there is breath, Of fresh ideas Roaming in Elementary school halls, A colorful new potential on classroom walls, Visual history of delving deep in the sea, Inspires, Children drawing memories from their eyes, Now soaring for the skies, Reimagining a world, Beyond horizons, Where eagles glide beneath clouds, As whales breach creating splashing sounds, Students paint beyond possibilities, As ponies surf on rainbows, Bears skate on forest roads, And children get to rest from academic modes, Imagination ignites, When the paintbrushes stride, And as the sun sets tranquility strikes, Beyond, The horizon.
Above the water there is breath, Of fresh ideas Roaming in Elementary school halls, A colorful new potential on classroom walls, Visual history of delving deep in the sea, Inspires, Children drawing memories from their eyes, Now soaring for the skies, Reimagining a world, Beyond horizons, Where eagles glide beneath clouds, As whales breach creating splashing sounds, Students paint beyond possibilities, As ponies surf on rainbows, Bears skate on forest roads, And children get to rest from academic modes, Imagination ignites, When the paintbrushes stride, And as the sun sets tranquility strikes, Beyond, The horizon.
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Imagination Station: Fuel for Resilience
and “Balance: Life, Nature, Technology" ©2018 Precita Eyes Size: TWO 8.5’ high x 22 feet tile mosaic/acrylic painting murals Mural Director and collaborator: Carla Wojczuk and Fred Alvarado In collaboration with: Middle School youth from East Bay Asian Youth Center Location: La Escuelita, 1050 2nd Ave, Oakland CA |
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Description
Written by EBAYC students:
We came up with a group of different subjects by brainstorming with a group of students. We took all of the subjects and put them into 3 different categories; space, technology, and life. We had everyone create a rough drawings of ideas from each of the categories, then we had meetings to see how we wanted to combine all our ideas. The next day we came up with something that had to do with diverse cultures of the school. We did research on cultural patterns we wanted to represent in our mural in the stars and leaves. The next week we combined all of our drafts and came up with something very interesting.
We made 2 different types of murals. The first mural was in outer space and in that theme there are other types of drawings like and alien filling up at the “ imagination station,” a video controller, stars that represent different types of cultural patterns, an eagle, a girl in space and a heartbeat.
There is a milky way made out of mosaic. The second mural has a lot of nature like leaves, a lion, an a tree. There is also a river made out of mosaic, a shark, and a boy drawing a picture of the school mascot. All of these drawings represents the things that we think other people people whether it is young or older students would like.
-Tina and Capoly
We came up with a group of different subjects by brainstorming with a group of students. We took all of the subjects and put them into 3 different categories; space, technology, and life. We had everyone create a rough drawings of ideas from each of the categories, then we had meetings to see how we wanted to combine all our ideas. The next day we came up with something that had to do with diverse cultures of the school. We did research on cultural patterns we wanted to represent in our mural in the stars and leaves. The next week we combined all of our drafts and came up with something very interesting.
We made 2 different types of murals. The first mural was in outer space and in that theme there are other types of drawings like and alien filling up at the “ imagination station,” a video controller, stars that represent different types of cultural patterns, an eagle, a girl in space and a heartbeat.
There is a milky way made out of mosaic. The second mural has a lot of nature like leaves, a lion, an a tree. There is also a river made out of mosaic, a shark, and a boy drawing a picture of the school mascot. All of these drawings represents the things that we think other people people whether it is young or older students would like.
-Tina and Capoly
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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
©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
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.
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Save The Rainforests
©2018 Precita Eyes Muralists
8’h x 28’2”, acrylic on cinder block
Directed by: Ellen Silva with 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership'
Location: Marjorie Tobias School, 725 Southgate Ave, Daly City
©2018 Precita Eyes Muralists
8’h x 28’2”, acrylic on cinder block
Directed by: Ellen Silva with 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership'
Location: Marjorie Tobias School, 725 Southgate Ave, Daly City
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"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
In collaboration with: 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership'
Location: Marjorie Tobias Elementary School, 25 Southgate Ave., Daly City
© 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
In collaboration with: 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership'
Location: Marjorie Tobias Elementary School, 25 Southgate Ave., Daly City
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.
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"What the Sea Brings"
© 2018 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: approximately 2' x 185'
Directed by: Eli Lippert
Assisted by: Flavia Mora
In collaboration with: 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership'
Location: Marjorie Tobias Elementary School, 25 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
© 2018 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: approximately 2' x 185'
Directed by: Eli Lippert
Assisted by: Flavia Mora
In collaboration with: 3rd to 5th grade students from Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School of After School Academic Programs / Daly City Partnership'
Location: Marjorie Tobias Elementary School, 25 Southgate Ave., Daly City, CA 94015
DESCRIPTION
“What the Sea Brings”
Poetic Mural Narrative by Flavia Mora
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.
Poetic Mural Narrative by Flavia Mora
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.
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“Wings of Change—Celebrating Our Natural History Over Time”
© 2017 Precita Eyes Muralists
9’x72’, acrylic on stucco
Directed by: Elaine Chu and Yukako Ezoe
In collaboration with: 113 3rd grade students and their teachers.
Location: 5 Lenox Way, SF, CA
Funding source: District 7 Participatory grant
© 2017 Precita Eyes Muralists
9’x72’, acrylic on stucco
Directed by: Elaine Chu and Yukako Ezoe
In collaboration with: 113 3rd grade students and their teachers.
Location: 5 Lenox Way, SF, CA
Funding source: District 7 Participatory grant
Description
The students researched the nature and wildlife of California and their current West Portal neighborhood, drew parts of this place’s natural history that interested them, and collaborated on how these individual parts could be unified into a narrative mural. The muralists incorporated many of the children’s original drawings into the final design. The composition of the mural is a timeline reading from the most distant past on the wall’s righthand, Eastern side to the present day on the lefthand, Western side. Many of the animals move and face the left, representing the progression of time.
The mural evokes many of the themes we encounter as we study our environment: extinction, transformation, migration, and evolution. It also invites students to research and explore what is unknown and known in our natural history.
The far righthand side of the mural, the furthest past, represents the prehistoric era. Beginning at the far right of the mural is a mysterious swampland with a procession of Dinosaurs: a T-Rex, Brontosaurus, Caudipteryx (Dino Bird) and Triceratops. They appear against a backdrop of a rainbow, signifying the children’s imagination. Through their research, the students explored the limits of the fossil records of this region, which was once underwater. They discussed whether these North American dinosaurs once roamed what we now know as West Portal, or whether dinosaurs as part of this place during the prehistoric era only exist in our imaginations.
Other animals and plants are more certain to have inhabited this place in that very distant past, such as the two now-extinct Xerces Butterflies that fly high next to the Brachiosaurus’ neck, the Dragonfly resting on its head, or the Giant Ground Sloth eating from a tree. In the foreground are prehistoric sword ferns and geologic rocks that have existed in the time of dinosaurs even to this day.
A volcano erupting with a Xerces Butterfly superimposed into the exploding lava, represents transformation and energy that is part of the natural cycle of life.
Just beyond the volcano, a prehistoric Megalodon bursts out of the ocean, and a progression of time into the more recent past is symbolized by a redtail hawk in flight. The right side of its wing morphs into the rainbow of the fantastical prehistoric land, and the left wing flows into the ocean that signifies the next era. To the West of the hawk begins of a long rainbow procession of silhouettes of native birds.
At the mural’s center is a brilliant sun that radiates behind the winged creatures. From the rolling sand dunes that once covered West Portal sprouts tall grass that hides an American Lion and a Brush Rabbit among the flowers and hummingbirds.
Surrounding the existing bench and along the bottom of the mural are waves flowing beneath the Red Tailed Hawk’s wings. Hidden in the deep part of the ocean is a Grey Whale looking up at a Osprey catching a fish while a school of fish swim amongst him. These creatures remind us of the biodiversity that exists in the Pacific Ocean just to our West, an important part of our natural history.
To the left of the ocean waves, a Grizzly Bear leaps into the water catching a Salmon. Our students were excited to learn that grizzlies once roamed our beaches. Above is another predator, a hungry Coyote, who grabs a flying bird from the migrating flock. Behind the animals the sand dunes turn into rolling hills of grass where an Ohlone village has settled close to the mouth of a freshwater creek. The marshland was a perfect environment to settle near due to the abundance of shellfish and hunting. Tule huts are made by fastening bundles of tule rush onto bent willow poles. Along the marsh is a Tule Elk drinking water. The water then flows down to a patch of Horsetail Grass, another of the native species we studied that has survived from the time of dinosaurs all the way to the present.
Just to the left of the mural next to the Ohlone village, a mountain takes the shape of our neighboring Mt. Davidson in the skyline.
Below, a river that flows to the other side of the mountain turns into a train coming out of West Portal Tunnel that signifies our present era. The recent past is represented to the tunnel’s right, where we see a Mountain Lion, a cat akin to West Portal Elementary School’s mascot, the panther, peeking out from a cave. Above is a pair of roaming skunks, current wild inhabitants of the neighborhood, surrounded by native California Poppies. A Coyote, a species sometimes still seen in our surrounding woods today, stands at the tip of the mountain to howling at the moon. A bright crescent moon glows next to the Coyote with a Great Horned Owl perched in the middle. Bright stars shine in the night sky. In the foreground a Polyphemus Moth flutters towards the light of the moon, while a Painted Lady Butterfly, a native creature many of our students study to learn about life cycles, breezes past a San Francisco streetcar heading out of West Portal Tunnel down West Portal Ave.
Standing towards the mural’s left is a giant Oak tree, whose acorns our students have learned were so important to the Ohlone. In its branches, native birds have roosted for the night: a Western Scrub Jay, a Northern Mockingbird, and an Allen’s Hummingbird. A Green Hairstreak Butterfly is camouflaged in the leaves. The city’s famous wild parrots of Telegraph Hill, which have recently been spotted right outside of our school, fly towards the tree and perch at its top.
Behind the tree is the West Portal Neighborhood with the West Portal Elementary School represented at the mural’s top left corner. Our school looking out over the sweep of time represented by the images in the mural reminds us of ways we might this specific place, and of the importance of education in our children’s understanding of science and history. The building on the right represents a now-demolished wing that used to stand alongside the one to the left that we know today. Its sepia colors with the familiar yet mysterious fog that swirls through the area remind us that although some of our past is still present, much of it only exists in our research, memory, and imagination.
Below the school building is an illusion that ties the mural to this specific site: climbing up the school yard’s actual stairs with the silhouettes of the West Portal houses behind it is a domesticated neighborhood cat trying to catch a Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse.
This mural combines the children’s imagination with what they’ve learned about nature and their environment to portray pieces of this place’s past and integrate this history with what they can still see today. In this mural, stories of changes to the natural history of this place over time are perhaps most vivid in the images of the winged creatures--the birds and butterflies, blown by the winds of time, transformed from one species to another. But in the flow of time in the mural, we also see reminders of how important land and the sea are to our history. The present domestic housecat is related to the mountain lion of the recent past and the American Lion of the distant past; a whale swims in the ocean we know, but we still can remember the ancient megalodon shark there.
We hope this mural, which tells many stories as it brings to life our current students’ vision in full color, will also encourage future students to further research, explore, and tell their own stories celebrating our natural history.
The mural evokes many of the themes we encounter as we study our environment: extinction, transformation, migration, and evolution. It also invites students to research and explore what is unknown and known in our natural history.
The far righthand side of the mural, the furthest past, represents the prehistoric era. Beginning at the far right of the mural is a mysterious swampland with a procession of Dinosaurs: a T-Rex, Brontosaurus, Caudipteryx (Dino Bird) and Triceratops. They appear against a backdrop of a rainbow, signifying the children’s imagination. Through their research, the students explored the limits of the fossil records of this region, which was once underwater. They discussed whether these North American dinosaurs once roamed what we now know as West Portal, or whether dinosaurs as part of this place during the prehistoric era only exist in our imaginations.
Other animals and plants are more certain to have inhabited this place in that very distant past, such as the two now-extinct Xerces Butterflies that fly high next to the Brachiosaurus’ neck, the Dragonfly resting on its head, or the Giant Ground Sloth eating from a tree. In the foreground are prehistoric sword ferns and geologic rocks that have existed in the time of dinosaurs even to this day.
A volcano erupting with a Xerces Butterfly superimposed into the exploding lava, represents transformation and energy that is part of the natural cycle of life.
Just beyond the volcano, a prehistoric Megalodon bursts out of the ocean, and a progression of time into the more recent past is symbolized by a redtail hawk in flight. The right side of its wing morphs into the rainbow of the fantastical prehistoric land, and the left wing flows into the ocean that signifies the next era. To the West of the hawk begins of a long rainbow procession of silhouettes of native birds.
At the mural’s center is a brilliant sun that radiates behind the winged creatures. From the rolling sand dunes that once covered West Portal sprouts tall grass that hides an American Lion and a Brush Rabbit among the flowers and hummingbirds.
Surrounding the existing bench and along the bottom of the mural are waves flowing beneath the Red Tailed Hawk’s wings. Hidden in the deep part of the ocean is a Grey Whale looking up at a Osprey catching a fish while a school of fish swim amongst him. These creatures remind us of the biodiversity that exists in the Pacific Ocean just to our West, an important part of our natural history.
To the left of the ocean waves, a Grizzly Bear leaps into the water catching a Salmon. Our students were excited to learn that grizzlies once roamed our beaches. Above is another predator, a hungry Coyote, who grabs a flying bird from the migrating flock. Behind the animals the sand dunes turn into rolling hills of grass where an Ohlone village has settled close to the mouth of a freshwater creek. The marshland was a perfect environment to settle near due to the abundance of shellfish and hunting. Tule huts are made by fastening bundles of tule rush onto bent willow poles. Along the marsh is a Tule Elk drinking water. The water then flows down to a patch of Horsetail Grass, another of the native species we studied that has survived from the time of dinosaurs all the way to the present.
Just to the left of the mural next to the Ohlone village, a mountain takes the shape of our neighboring Mt. Davidson in the skyline.
Below, a river that flows to the other side of the mountain turns into a train coming out of West Portal Tunnel that signifies our present era. The recent past is represented to the tunnel’s right, where we see a Mountain Lion, a cat akin to West Portal Elementary School’s mascot, the panther, peeking out from a cave. Above is a pair of roaming skunks, current wild inhabitants of the neighborhood, surrounded by native California Poppies. A Coyote, a species sometimes still seen in our surrounding woods today, stands at the tip of the mountain to howling at the moon. A bright crescent moon glows next to the Coyote with a Great Horned Owl perched in the middle. Bright stars shine in the night sky. In the foreground a Polyphemus Moth flutters towards the light of the moon, while a Painted Lady Butterfly, a native creature many of our students study to learn about life cycles, breezes past a San Francisco streetcar heading out of West Portal Tunnel down West Portal Ave.
Standing towards the mural’s left is a giant Oak tree, whose acorns our students have learned were so important to the Ohlone. In its branches, native birds have roosted for the night: a Western Scrub Jay, a Northern Mockingbird, and an Allen’s Hummingbird. A Green Hairstreak Butterfly is camouflaged in the leaves. The city’s famous wild parrots of Telegraph Hill, which have recently been spotted right outside of our school, fly towards the tree and perch at its top.
Behind the tree is the West Portal Neighborhood with the West Portal Elementary School represented at the mural’s top left corner. Our school looking out over the sweep of time represented by the images in the mural reminds us of ways we might this specific place, and of the importance of education in our children’s understanding of science and history. The building on the right represents a now-demolished wing that used to stand alongside the one to the left that we know today. Its sepia colors with the familiar yet mysterious fog that swirls through the area remind us that although some of our past is still present, much of it only exists in our research, memory, and imagination.
Below the school building is an illusion that ties the mural to this specific site: climbing up the school yard’s actual stairs with the silhouettes of the West Portal houses behind it is a domesticated neighborhood cat trying to catch a Salt Marsh Harvest Mouse.
This mural combines the children’s imagination with what they’ve learned about nature and their environment to portray pieces of this place’s past and integrate this history with what they can still see today. In this mural, stories of changes to the natural history of this place over time are perhaps most vivid in the images of the winged creatures--the birds and butterflies, blown by the winds of time, transformed from one species to another. But in the flow of time in the mural, we also see reminders of how important land and the sea are to our history. The present domestic housecat is related to the mountain lion of the recent past and the American Lion of the distant past; a whale swims in the ocean we know, but we still can remember the ancient megalodon shark there.
We hope this mural, which tells many stories as it brings to life our current students’ vision in full color, will also encourage future students to further research, explore, and tell their own stories celebrating our natural history.
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“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.
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"At Outdoor Education, I… Mural Project"
© 2016 Precita Eyes Muralists
11',4"6’ x 33’, acrylic on cinder block
Mural Director: Directed by Cory Devereaux, Assisted by Priya Handa with Paul Kensinger. In collaboration with the Grade 5 students of Ms. Heidi Burnham & Ms. Erika Flanigan
Funding: JFK Elementary School P.T.A. Special thanks to Mr. Matt Harris, Principal; Ms. Liz O'Neill, Dean of Students; & JFK & PEM volunteers & staff
Location: JFK Elementary School, Colma, CA
© 2016 Precita Eyes Muralists
11',4"6’ x 33’, acrylic on cinder block
Mural Director: Directed by Cory Devereaux, Assisted by Priya Handa with Paul Kensinger. In collaboration with the Grade 5 students of Ms. Heidi Burnham & Ms. Erika Flanigan
Funding: JFK Elementary School P.T.A. Special thanks to Mr. Matt Harris, Principal; Ms. Liz O'Neill, Dean of Students; & JFK & PEM volunteers & staff
Location: JFK Elementary School, Colma, CA
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"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.
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"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.
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"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.
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"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.
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"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.
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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.
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"Personal Narrative Mural Project Mural"
©2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
FOUR’ 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
Funding source: SF Arts Residency
©2015 Precita Eyes Muralists
FOUR’ 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
Funding source: SF Arts Residency
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
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"The Five W's- Who What When Why Where Mural"
©2014 Precita Eyes Muralists
FOUR 5’ x 8’, acrylic on tyvek
Mural Directors: Directed by Fred Alvarado.
Location: Bessie Carmicheal Elementary School, 375 7th. Street, SF CA 94112
Funding source: SF Arts Residency
©2014 Precita Eyes Muralists
FOUR 5’ x 8’, acrylic on tyvek
Mural Directors: Directed by Fred Alvarado.
Location: Bessie Carmicheal Elementary School, 375 7th. Street, SF CA 94112
Funding source: SF Arts Residency
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.
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"Please Respect the Water in San Francisco"
© 2014 Precita Eyes Muralists
3' x 42', acrylic on stucco
Directed Muralist: Lead Muralist by Yukako Ezoe and Assistant Muralist by Sara Rubenstein
Designed and Painted: 2nd Grade students from George Peabody School
Location: Peabody Elementary School, 251 6th Avenue, San Francisco, California 94118
© 2014 Precita Eyes Muralists
3' x 42', acrylic on stucco
Directed Muralist: Lead Muralist by Yukako Ezoe and Assistant Muralist by Sara Rubenstein
Designed and Painted: 2nd Grade students from George Peabody School
Location: Peabody Elementary School, 251 6th Avenue, San Francisco, California 94118
Description
California faces a drought that affects its water resources now and potentially in the future. Water levels in Hetch Hetchy are at historically low levels. At George Peabody Elementary School the students' curriculum includes studying natural resources, including how water flows from its source to end users.
To illustrate these concepts Precita Eyes will lead a mural workshop to engage the students in illustrating their ideas to raise awareness of water conservation in a mural entitled "Please Respect the Water in San Francisco."
The mural features animals living near the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and wildlife that lives in the Bay Area. It also show the water route from the reservoir to our city and how we use our water in our daily lives. As for the mural process, the students will create the imagery, design the composition, grid the wall, prime it and paint their design.
To illustrate these concepts Precita Eyes will lead a mural workshop to engage the students in illustrating their ideas to raise awareness of water conservation in a mural entitled "Please Respect the Water in San Francisco."
The mural features animals living near the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, and wildlife that lives in the Bay Area. It also show the water route from the reservoir to our city and how we use our water in our daily lives. As for the mural process, the students will create the imagery, design the composition, grid the wall, prime it and paint their design.
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St. Josephs Family Center
©2014 Precita Eyes Muralists
12’x4’, acrylic paint on TYVEK®
Designed and directed by: Suaro Luis Cervantes
In collaboration with: kids and youth from St. Joseph Family Center.
Location: St. Josephs Family Center, 899 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110
©2014 Precita Eyes Muralists
12’x4’, acrylic paint on TYVEK®
Designed and directed by: Suaro Luis Cervantes
In collaboration with: kids and youth from St. Joseph Family Center.
Location: St. Josephs Family Center, 899 Guerrero St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Description
Given the dynamic of the circumstances within the schedule structure of the youth involved I only had two of the youngest children’s input in the beginning, Their names are Eliana and Naomi who both live behind one of the walls the mural graces. The other three who participated are Miracle, Wanda and Hector respectfully.
The ages of Eliana and Naomi I believe are 5 and 7 so you can imagine the kid like themes and images that were brought up the first day. Of course both of there figures (self Portraits) as well as Musical Instruments (drums, harmonica, pan flute), Panda and Polar Bears, Unicorns, Fairies, Strawberries, Dolphins even a cave. I threw in a river cascading down to bring things together and incorporate the natural elements with their input.
The second day Hector, Wanda and Miracle took part so I had them expand the feedback from the two youngest members of the project. So Hector drew a wonderful sun and moon, clouds with a sprinkle of rain, a dolphin and Unicorn. Wanda worked on the fairies as did Miracle for that second drawing day with some Fairies and bears, Along with some help from fellow arts and crafts teachers with some of the instruments and strawberries and other elements on the third day.
Eliana and Naomi both worked on much of the painting and execution most of the way! The mural reads from left to right with the sun and rushing river (sea) with Dolphin swimming and 1/4 fairies in the mural throughout. Naomi (on the left) and Eliana (on the right) are riding two of three Unicorns
The ages of Eliana and Naomi I believe are 5 and 7 so you can imagine the kid like themes and images that were brought up the first day. Of course both of there figures (self Portraits) as well as Musical Instruments (drums, harmonica, pan flute), Panda and Polar Bears, Unicorns, Fairies, Strawberries, Dolphins even a cave. I threw in a river cascading down to bring things together and incorporate the natural elements with their input.
The second day Hector, Wanda and Miracle took part so I had them expand the feedback from the two youngest members of the project. So Hector drew a wonderful sun and moon, clouds with a sprinkle of rain, a dolphin and Unicorn. Wanda worked on the fairies as did Miracle for that second drawing day with some Fairies and bears, Along with some help from fellow arts and crafts teachers with some of the instruments and strawberries and other elements on the third day.
Eliana and Naomi both worked on much of the painting and execution most of the way! The mural reads from left to right with the sun and rushing river (sea) with Dolphin swimming and 1/4 fairies in the mural throughout. Naomi (on the left) and Eliana (on the right) are riding two of three Unicorns
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"Whats Going On?"
©2014 Precita Eyes Muralists
THREE 5'x8', acrylic paint on TYVEK® paper
Designed and directed by: Elaine Chu and Yukako Ezoe
In collaboration with: 3rd grade students from Drew Elementary
Location: Doctor Charles R Drew Elementary School, 50 Pomona St, San Francisco, CA 94124
©2014 Precita Eyes Muralists
THREE 5'x8', acrylic paint on TYVEK® paper
Designed and directed by: Elaine Chu and Yukako Ezoe
In collaboration with: 3rd grade students from Drew Elementary
Location: Doctor Charles R Drew Elementary School, 50 Pomona St, San Francisco, CA 94124
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"Celebrating our Richmond-Past and Present"
©2013 Precita Eyes
24’ high x 53
Directed by: Yukako Ezoe and Elaine Chu and designed by Argonne Elementary School 3rd Graders from Room, 209( Karen Terry), Room 205 (Mithril Cox), Room 107 (JacobStrohm), and Room 207 (Maria Thayer)
Location: Argonne Elementary School, 680 18th Avenue, San Francisco, CA
©2013 Precita Eyes
24’ high x 53
Directed by: Yukako Ezoe and Elaine Chu and designed by Argonne Elementary School 3rd Graders from Room, 209( Karen Terry), Room 205 (Mithril Cox), Room 107 (JacobStrohm), and Room 207 (Maria Thayer)
Location: Argonne Elementary School, 680 18th Avenue, San Francisco, CA
Description
This mural was derived from the drawings of 88 Argonne Elementary School 2nd and 3rd graders. The main focus of the mural is the Richmond District of San Francisco. Since many of the children live in the Richmond District they wanted to represent what is important to their neighborhood and school as well as the history of the Richmond and San Francisco.
The center of the mural illustrates a large book with scripts of the word, ‘UNITY’ in many languages to show the diversity of the languages the students inherit. The book is like a large pop-up book with many dream like subjects fluttering out. They are all part of the Richmond district, the Mission Blue Butterfly, the Common Buckeye Butterfly, the Chinese lion dancer, and a lady on a horse from the Victorian era. The center book is the heart of the mural and leads the viewer’s eye to naturally read from the center out to the left hand side, which represents the past of San Francisco and the Richmond District. One of the pages turns into a stream of river where the Ohlone are canoeing in their Tule boat passing by the huts where they live. The era shifts to the Gold Rush where a man is panning for gold in the river next to where they camp. The river then transforms into a road with the Geary St trolley from the early century.
On the left hand side of the mural there is a large Oak Tree with an Ohlone man picking acorns from the tree. Surrounding him are native animals to San Francisco and California. There is a Tule Elk, Coyote, Bald Eagle, Western Scrub Jay, Red Winged Black Bird, Raccoon and a Garter Snake. Above the Oak Tree represents the Richmond Sand dunes and Ocean Beach’s past: The original Cliff House, Play Land, and the original Sutro Baths all in ghostly sepia tone to represent its non-existence. Next to Sutro Baths is the Presidio which borders the Richmond. The Presidio Arguello Gate and a mountain Lion are also part of the area. As part of the Presidio the Golden Gate Bridge stretches from the Presidio to the Marina district in the far top right horizon. The horizon line has the bay and the ocean curving on each side to mimic the top part of the building architecture that is curved.
As the mural progresses into the present from left to right, the path of the trolley turns into a broken road with the demolished tilted Victorian houses, which represent the San Francisco 1906 earthquake. The path continues into a sidewalk with Victorian houses that are still around today. Next to the houses is a restaurant, ‘The Richmond’ which is owned by a student’s family. The wall of the restaurant turns into outdoor science class representing a class at Argonne Elementary. The colorful checkered board parallels the carpet installed in one of the classrooms and on top of it are the Argonne Elementary playground structures. The circle of path continues and shows the popular landmarks and businesses of the Richmond: House of Bagels, Alexandria Theatre, Joe’s Ice Cream, St. Monica’s Church, and the statue from the Green Apple Book Store on Clement Street. One of the pages of the book turns into a road where the 38 Geary bus runs. The 38 Geary is also important because it has the longest route in the city.
Above the book on the space between the path includes the vast and open green patch of the Golden Gate Park and its iconic buildings: the De Young, the Conservatory of Flowers, and the Academy of Science.
Below the book is the entrance to the building and two scenes that complement each other. The left of the door shows an Ohlone woman planting a seedling. Surrounding her are native plants in rows. The California Poppy, Blue Witch Flower, Huckleberries and Ferns. To the right of the door represents the Argonne Elementary School garden with all the vegetables and plants that they grow like Kale, Peas, Tomatoes, Mint and Sunflowers. There are also two children watering a plant in the garden. The two scenes complement each other and unites the past and present. The rainbow-like arch of the two scenes imitates the architecture of the building as well.
The right hand side of the mural there is an Apple Tree with Pink Lady apples (also grown at Argonne) and a Great Horned Owl. The scene behind the tree there are children painting a mural of the Golden Gate Bridge, which then turns into a real landscape of the marsh, which represents the Marshland of the Presidio. The animals are also native to San Francisco, Blue Heron, Widow Skimmer Dragonfly and Steelhead Trout. A Jack Rabbit is sitting above the drinking fountain.
Above the Apple Tree is a large red tailed hawk carrying in its beak a banner with the title of the mural (“Celebrating Our Richmond—Past and Present”) soaring over the San Francisco Bay with the fog rolling in.
Here are selected quotes from the students narratives.
“I like the mural because it shows a lot of nature and our teachers have managed to put a lot of meaning into it. I like the fact that everybody contributed. In school we’re working on history so it’s related to what we’re learning. The design for the mural is from center out. In the center there is a book and the rest is stories coming out. Another reason I like it is it shows past as well as the present.” Nora, room 107.
“Our mural is about the Richmond district. The mural makes our school better. I like it because it shows part of our neighborhood. It shows the new and old of the Richmond” by Nico, room 107.
“Even though we haven’t started painting, I’m, still learning a lot. Like the history and learning to work together with people.”
“We’re making a nice healthy garden so we can have fruits and veggies at school like kale which is very healthy. I think the garden is special because it makes our school more beautiful and green” Alyssa, room 107.
The center of the mural illustrates a large book with scripts of the word, ‘UNITY’ in many languages to show the diversity of the languages the students inherit. The book is like a large pop-up book with many dream like subjects fluttering out. They are all part of the Richmond district, the Mission Blue Butterfly, the Common Buckeye Butterfly, the Chinese lion dancer, and a lady on a horse from the Victorian era. The center book is the heart of the mural and leads the viewer’s eye to naturally read from the center out to the left hand side, which represents the past of San Francisco and the Richmond District. One of the pages turns into a stream of river where the Ohlone are canoeing in their Tule boat passing by the huts where they live. The era shifts to the Gold Rush where a man is panning for gold in the river next to where they camp. The river then transforms into a road with the Geary St trolley from the early century.
On the left hand side of the mural there is a large Oak Tree with an Ohlone man picking acorns from the tree. Surrounding him are native animals to San Francisco and California. There is a Tule Elk, Coyote, Bald Eagle, Western Scrub Jay, Red Winged Black Bird, Raccoon and a Garter Snake. Above the Oak Tree represents the Richmond Sand dunes and Ocean Beach’s past: The original Cliff House, Play Land, and the original Sutro Baths all in ghostly sepia tone to represent its non-existence. Next to Sutro Baths is the Presidio which borders the Richmond. The Presidio Arguello Gate and a mountain Lion are also part of the area. As part of the Presidio the Golden Gate Bridge stretches from the Presidio to the Marina district in the far top right horizon. The horizon line has the bay and the ocean curving on each side to mimic the top part of the building architecture that is curved.
As the mural progresses into the present from left to right, the path of the trolley turns into a broken road with the demolished tilted Victorian houses, which represent the San Francisco 1906 earthquake. The path continues into a sidewalk with Victorian houses that are still around today. Next to the houses is a restaurant, ‘The Richmond’ which is owned by a student’s family. The wall of the restaurant turns into outdoor science class representing a class at Argonne Elementary. The colorful checkered board parallels the carpet installed in one of the classrooms and on top of it are the Argonne Elementary playground structures. The circle of path continues and shows the popular landmarks and businesses of the Richmond: House of Bagels, Alexandria Theatre, Joe’s Ice Cream, St. Monica’s Church, and the statue from the Green Apple Book Store on Clement Street. One of the pages of the book turns into a road where the 38 Geary bus runs. The 38 Geary is also important because it has the longest route in the city.
Above the book on the space between the path includes the vast and open green patch of the Golden Gate Park and its iconic buildings: the De Young, the Conservatory of Flowers, and the Academy of Science.
Below the book is the entrance to the building and two scenes that complement each other. The left of the door shows an Ohlone woman planting a seedling. Surrounding her are native plants in rows. The California Poppy, Blue Witch Flower, Huckleberries and Ferns. To the right of the door represents the Argonne Elementary School garden with all the vegetables and plants that they grow like Kale, Peas, Tomatoes, Mint and Sunflowers. There are also two children watering a plant in the garden. The two scenes complement each other and unites the past and present. The rainbow-like arch of the two scenes imitates the architecture of the building as well.
The right hand side of the mural there is an Apple Tree with Pink Lady apples (also grown at Argonne) and a Great Horned Owl. The scene behind the tree there are children painting a mural of the Golden Gate Bridge, which then turns into a real landscape of the marsh, which represents the Marshland of the Presidio. The animals are also native to San Francisco, Blue Heron, Widow Skimmer Dragonfly and Steelhead Trout. A Jack Rabbit is sitting above the drinking fountain.
Above the Apple Tree is a large red tailed hawk carrying in its beak a banner with the title of the mural (“Celebrating Our Richmond—Past and Present”) soaring over the San Francisco Bay with the fog rolling in.
Here are selected quotes from the students narratives.
“I like the mural because it shows a lot of nature and our teachers have managed to put a lot of meaning into it. I like the fact that everybody contributed. In school we’re working on history so it’s related to what we’re learning. The design for the mural is from center out. In the center there is a book and the rest is stories coming out. Another reason I like it is it shows past as well as the present.” Nora, room 107.
“Our mural is about the Richmond district. The mural makes our school better. I like it because it shows part of our neighborhood. It shows the new and old of the Richmond” by Nico, room 107.
“Even though we haven’t started painting, I’m, still learning a lot. Like the history and learning to work together with people.”
“We’re making a nice healthy garden so we can have fruits and veggies at school like kale which is very healthy. I think the garden is special because it makes our school more beautiful and green” Alyssa, room 107.
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"Bryant Elementary Mural Project”, 2013
© 2013 Precita Eyes Muralists
1’7” x 7’6”, acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Lead Muralist by Max Marttila and Assisted Muralist by Carla Wojczuk
Designed and painted: 3rd to 5th students from Bryant Elementary
Location: Bryant Elementary, 2641 25th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
© 2013 Precita Eyes Muralists
1’7” x 7’6”, acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Lead Muralist by Max Marttila and Assisted Muralist by Carla Wojczuk
Designed and painted: 3rd to 5th students from Bryant Elementary
Location: Bryant Elementary, 2641 25th St, San Francisco, CA 94110
DESCRIPTION
This mural is made up of compiled drawings by the selected artistically inclined 3rd – 5th grade students of Bryant Elementary and is representing the mission of the school and it’s 4 B’s; Be Nice, Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be Safe. The piece in the center is the earth combined with a shining peace sign and a flower and is being held up by a human hand and that of a bear, the school mascot. Inside the hands are more bears and people to represent diversity and solidarity amongst all peoples. A woman and her daughter fly in the sky to represent family as well as growth. The clouds above are “raining peace” which in turn are planting the trees and flowers on the floor. Kids illustrated in the mural are playing soccer, jumping rope, planting and helping each other. The brain and the lightbulbs depict the search for knowledge. The outside border of the mural will be made up of many 6 inch squares for other children of the school to participate in and contribute their ideas to the overall piece.
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“Moving On in Life”
© 2013 Precita Eyes Muralists
5'x25', acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Lead by Yukako Ezoe and assisted by Eva Mas
Designed and painted: 6th-8th grade students of Thomas R. Pollicita After-school Program
Location: Thomas R. Pollicita Middle School, 550 East Market Street, Daly City, CA
© 2013 Precita Eyes Muralists
5'x25', acrylic on stucco
Mural Directors: Lead by Yukako Ezoe and assisted by Eva Mas
Designed and painted: 6th-8th grade students of Thomas R. Pollicita After-school Program
Location: Thomas R. Pollicita Middle School, 550 East Market Street, Daly City, CA
DESCRIPTION
Our mural, “Moving on in Life” illustrates the themes created by 6th, 7th and 8th grade students in the after-school program at Thomas R. Pollicita (TRP). The students show that by going to school, they can achieve their dreams and goals. The students reside in the Bay Area, and proudly show its characteristic architecture throughout the mural.
Reading from left to right, the mural begins with a student leaning against a tree, dreaming of his/her future. At the top of the tree, TRP rests in its leaves. This placement of the school symbolizes their belief that education is a means to achieve their dreams. In a dream bubble we see the aspirations expressed by some the TRP students: professional basketball player, volleyball player, singer, and doctor.
The second part of the mural moves from a dream state to reality as the students work towards achieving their goals. In the middle of the mural stands “the learning tree”. Its leaves fill with tools that blow into the cityscape. A floating purple ball holds an angel who carries a peace sign and offers protection to the students and their community. This symbol reminds everyone to work towards his or her goals and not succumb to temptations. In the foreground is an image of a girl studying while her table gradually melds into the cityscape. The Golden Gate Bridge and rows of housing provides the backdrop to this section.
The last piece of the mural represents the students reaching adulthood and achieving their goals. A couple stands in front of the last house in the city, and they wave goodbye to a young man. He leaves his family behind and walks along the golden road towards the finish line and independence. We see other community members achieving their dreams: graduating, bike racing, etc., all going towards their futures.
Reading from left to right, the mural begins with a student leaning against a tree, dreaming of his/her future. At the top of the tree, TRP rests in its leaves. This placement of the school symbolizes their belief that education is a means to achieve their dreams. In a dream bubble we see the aspirations expressed by some the TRP students: professional basketball player, volleyball player, singer, and doctor.
The second part of the mural moves from a dream state to reality as the students work towards achieving their goals. In the middle of the mural stands “the learning tree”. Its leaves fill with tools that blow into the cityscape. A floating purple ball holds an angel who carries a peace sign and offers protection to the students and their community. This symbol reminds everyone to work towards his or her goals and not succumb to temptations. In the foreground is an image of a girl studying while her table gradually melds into the cityscape. The Golden Gate Bridge and rows of housing provides the backdrop to this section.
The last piece of the mural represents the students reaching adulthood and achieving their goals. A couple stands in front of the last house in the city, and they wave goodbye to a young man. He leaves his family behind and walks along the golden road towards the finish line and independence. We see other community members achieving their dreams: graduating, bike racing, etc., all going towards their futures.
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Oakes Children’s Center Mural Project
©2013 Precita Eyes Muralists
7' x 10', acrylic on stucco
Designed and directed by: Yukako Ezoe and Eli Lippert
In collaboration with: 6 students from Oakes Children’s Center
Location: Oakes Children’s Center, 1550 Treat Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
©2013 Precita Eyes Muralists
7' x 10', acrylic on stucco
Designed and directed by: Yukako Ezoe and Eli Lippert
In collaboration with: 6 students from Oakes Children’s Center
Location: Oakes Children’s Center, 1550 Treat Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
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“Park Street Mural Project"
©2013 Precita Eyes Muralists
FIFTEEN 1'-3'x1', acrylic on plywood panels
Designed and directed by: Max Marttila
Assisted by: Denisse Ogata
In collaboration with: Ten 5-10 year old kids from Park Street neighborhood
Location: 35 Park Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Funded by: Arianne McCarthy
©2013 Precita Eyes Muralists
FIFTEEN 1'-3'x1', acrylic on plywood panels
Designed and directed by: Max Marttila
Assisted by: Denisse Ogata
In collaboration with: Ten 5-10 year old kids from Park Street neighborhood
Location: 35 Park Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Funded by: Arianne McCarthy
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Crocker Middle School Mural Project
© 2012 Precita Eyes Muralists
12'x32', acrylic on stucco
Directed by: Cory Calandra
Designed and painted by: 6th - 8th grade students of Crocker Middle School
Location: Crocker Middle School, 2600 Ralston Avenue, Hillsborough, CA 94010-6599.
© 2012 Precita Eyes Muralists
12'x32', acrylic on stucco
Directed by: Cory Calandra
Designed and painted by: 6th - 8th grade students of Crocker Middle School
Location: Crocker Middle School, 2600 Ralston Avenue, Hillsborough, CA 94010-6599.
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"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
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"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.
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“Boys and Girls Club of North San Mateo County Mural Project”
© 2011 Precita Eyes Muralists
8’ X 36’ ', acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Missy Abiln
Designed and painted: Youths from the Boys and Girls Club of North San Mateo County
Location: Crocker Middle School, 2600 Ralston Avenue, Hillsborough, CA 94010-6599.
© 2011 Precita Eyes Muralists
8’ X 36’ ', acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Missy Abiln
Designed and painted: Youths from the Boys and Girls Club of North San Mateo County
Location: Crocker Middle School, 2600 Ralston Avenue, Hillsborough, CA 94010-6599.
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"Summer Camp", 2010
© 2010 Precita Eyes Muralists
5'x8', TYVEK paper
Directed Muralist: Yukako Ezoe
Designed and Painted: Students from Precita Eyes Muralists' Summer Kids Program
© 2010 Precita Eyes Muralists
5'x8', TYVEK paper
Directed Muralist: Yukako Ezoe
Designed and Painted: Students from Precita Eyes Muralists' Summer Kids Program
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“Knowledge in the Solar Wind”
© 2010 Precita Eyes Muralists
4.5ft x 15ft, acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Yukako Ezoe
Designed and painted: 6th - 8th grade students from Excel After School Education
Location: Excel After School Education, 20 Cook Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
© 2010 Precita Eyes Muralists
4.5ft x 15ft, acrylic on stucco
Mural Director: Yukako Ezoe
Designed and painted: 6th - 8th grade students from Excel After School Education
Location: Excel After School Education, 20 Cook Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Description
The magnetic field is the over arching backdrop of the entire mural with the reverberating blue hues emanating around earth. Each planet is a plat form for students' education. From left, on Mercury a student plays piano and on Venus students are planting. In the center, Earth is surrounded by a rainbow and the cycle of the moon, with the learning tree on top where a book transforms into a bird as a symbol of freedom and knowledge. On Jupiter a student is learning, and the last piece of platform is the layers of Earth where a student cleaning. Students actions are all key knowledge for growing up.
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“Dreams Come True”
© 2010 Precita Eyes Muralists
3.5ft x 17ft , acrylic on stucco
Directed Muralist: Yukako Ezoe
Designed and painted: 6th - 8th grade students from Excel After School Education
Location: Excel After School Education, 20 Cook Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
© 2010 Precita Eyes Muralists
3.5ft x 17ft , acrylic on stucco
Directed Muralist: Yukako Ezoe
Designed and painted: 6th - 8th grade students from Excel After School Education
Location: Excel After School Education, 20 Cook Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Description
Mural begins from the left with school of children discussing what they dream of their future. In their imagination, they for-see a city with buildings hanging upside-down strapped on a elevated platform, a clear tube tunnel running as their form of road, giant terrarium like structure contains tropical plants as their conservatory, windmills producing electricity, and a hospital built like a golfball on a pin. In this Jetson like cityscape they see theirselves as news reporter, rockstar, cook, astronomer, mother, basketball player, and doctor.
2009
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Precita Valley Center After School
2009 ©Precita Eyes Muralists
2009 ©Precita Eyes Muralists
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