Precita Eyes
Instant Murals 2022-2025

“Trying is All it Takes”
©2025 Precita Eyes Muralists

Size/Materials: 5’ by 8’, Acrylic on Tyvek
Designed by: 8th graders at Roosevelt Middle
Directed by: Julia Barzizza
Assisted by:  Carmela Gaspar
Location: Roosevelt Middle School

Description

“Trying is All it Takes” shows the precious earth at the center of space. A friendly snake carries the world on its back. Surrounding Earth are pink and orange flowers and different kinds of animals, including butterflies, kittens, dragonflies, Minnie Mouse, a folded paper crane, a family of jellyfish, bears, characters and a teeny tiny Totoro. Among the stars, a pair of hands holds up a single star that says “trying is all it takes.”

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“Space Jam”
©2025 Precita Eyes Muralists

Size/Materials: 5’ by 8’, Acrylic on Tyvek
Designed by: 8th graders at Roosevelt Middle
Directed by: Julia Barzizza
Assisted by: Volunteer Laura Podell
Location: Roosevelt Middle School

DescRiption

Set in outer space, “Space Jam” shows a rocket blasting off out of a cloud of orange poppies. A lovely Avocado shines heart eyes from earth, beneath the Twin Towers now reconstructed, healed and whole. In the sky, a guardian nurse watches over as a twilight protector. A luscious green mountain looms in the background bathed in cotton candy pink clouds and stars.

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"Love Conquers All"
©Precita Eyes Muralists

Size/Materials: 8' x 5', acrylic on tyvek
Directed by: Paola Reyes Melendez
Designed by: SJSU Students
Assisted by: Somer Taylor

Description

SJSU Students (20) were led by Paola Reyes Melendez in an Instant Mural Workshop assisted by Somer Taylor. They illustrated that Love Conquers All by showing unity in the figures on the foreground. A banned book is behind two women holding hands supporting them and nature radiating light out.

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Fantastic Beach
©2024 Precita Eyes Muralists

​Size: 8' x 5', Acrylic on tyvek
Directed by: Fred Alvarado
Designed by: Fred Alvarado with students of Bridgepoint Continuation High School
Location: Bridgepoint Continuation High School, 35753 Cedar Blvd. Newark, CA ​ 

Description

“Fantastic Beach” was designed and painted by students of Bridgepoint High school. This instant mural project was completed over 4 hours. The mural was painted with the schools chill zone in mind. The students choose to have fun by painting a weird landscape with clowns, dinosaurs, a dragon, poppies and other flowers. The land scape is inspired by a local spot called Fox Hills in Newark. The images were chosen from the ideas generated from the workshop.

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Centering People Place and Power
©2023 Precita Eyes Muralists


Size: 5'x 8', acrylic
Designed by: Robert Louthan
Assisted by: Paola Reyes Melendez and Gabrielle Moreta
Directed by: Robert Louthan
Location: Terra Gallery, 511 Harrison @ 2nd Street, SF, CA

Description

Making bold change' begins from within, and emanates outward. Our design depicts transformative energy as expanding- many hands each doing their part to claim and color a shape, each individual's contribution to the whole is a metaphor for change.

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Foothill Middle College Mural
©2023 Precita Eyes Muralists


Size: 5' x 7', NovaColor paint
Location: 348 Precita
Designed by: Students at Foothill Middle College
Directed by: Deirdre Weinberg
Assisted by: Students at Foothill Middle College

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KQED Community Mural
©2023 Precita Eyes Muralists


Size: 5' x 8', acrylic on tyvek
Location: KQED, 2601 Mariposa, SF
Designed by: Robert Louthan
Directed by: Robert Louthan
Assisted by: Paola Melendez

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Mentes Libres
©2022 Precita Eyes Muralists 


Size: 6' x 41',  Acrylic 
Design: Pablo Ruiz Arroyo
Location: KSS Immersion Preschool, 1650 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA 94611   

Description

“Mentes Libres” (Free Minds) 

The textures and figures in the mural are inspired by the artwork created by the two-year-olds, three-year-olds, and four-year-olds of the KSS program, directed by the artist Pablo Ruiz Arroyo.

Beginning on the right there is a small house inspired by the kids drawings on a grass field with textures reflecting the kids drawings in greens and yellows. There is a yellow butterfly, blue bird and pink house taken from the kids drawings as well. The sky has the numbers “1,2,3,4” as it came up many times in the children’s drawings. The sky is striped with Pink, a symbol of youth, playfulness and good health. Moving to the left of the mural, there is a redwood tree on a meadow and more designs inspired by the kids’ drawings: butterflies, a bird and a child with wings. To the left of that are two hands, inspired by the hands drawn by the kids, holding a ladybug and a sprouting seed, also inspired by kids drawings. Behind the hands are more redwood trees and a bluebird and a monarch butterfly, an international symbol of migration and transformation. Nearing the center of the piece are two birds kissing, with six flags on their backs: Peru, Mexico, El Salvador, Columbia, Spain, and Venezuela. These birds were taken from the drawings done by the children. To the very left there is a Torogoz, the bird of El Salvador, looking at many colorful kids playing on a hill with a beaming playground at the top. Above is a smiling sunshine next to flying birds and two kids playing on swings. All these were also inspired by drawings made by the children.

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S.S. Progress
©2021 Precita Eyes Muralists


Size: 5' x 8', Acrylic
Mural Director: Max Martilla
In collaboration with: 7th-graders at The Nueva School

Description

This mural illustrates the struggle over the years of contamination in the Hunters Point district of San Francisco. The mural depicts a large boat with the back end symbolizing the past, fishing and pollution. The front half is supposed to be a depiction of the future, a clean yacht style boat that is aimed at sustainability.

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A Gift from the Past
©2021 Precita Eyes Muralists
Size: 5' x 8', Acrylic
Mural Director: Flavia Mora
Assisted By: Amanda Heauser-Caires
In collaboration with: 7th-graders at The Nueva School

Description

"A Gift from the Past" is a 5'x8' instant mural designed in collaboration with the 7th-graders at Nueva School. They based their ideas around the studies of the LA River's history. The mural is composed from left to right highlighting the past, present and future. The past shows the vibrant wildlife and pre-colonized indigenous life, while the present reflects pollution and global warming. The future represents restoration and the inclusion of the old and the new.  

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River of Evolution
©2021 Precita Eyes Muralists

Size/Materials: 5' x 8', Acrylic
Mural Director: Max Marttila
In collaboration with: 7th-graders at The Nueva School

Description

This mural illustrates the past, present and future of the LA River. It begins with the early railroads and vibrant nature and moves into the current more polluted and concrete manmade river. Finally the future is shown with a rock climbing wall, a bright technological bridge and vibrant nature again.

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The Heart of Los Angeles
©2021 Precita Eyes Muralists

Size: 5' x 8', Acrylic
Mural Director: Julia Barzizza
In collaboration with: 7th-graders at The Nueva School

Description

The 7th-graders drew the river as a timeline of events, documenting the history of the LA River. On the left the mural shows the river as it once was, with big trees, swimming fish and gusts of wind. Above the river is the start of industrialization. Farmland begins to crop up on the green earth and trees are being cut down. As the river moves forward in time, it grows murkier and dirty. Big buildings have appeared along the sides of the river and people experiencing homelessness are camped nearby. The water is less accessible. To the right, the river bends again to show a bright future. People come together to plant along the river. Solar power turbines appear along the banks and the flowers are starting to bloom again. The mural shows that we can make a difference in the world around us and heal the land!

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To Poison and To Heal
©2021 Precita Eyes Muralists

Size: 5' x 8', Acrylic
Mural Director: Julia Barzizza
In collaboration with: 7th-graders at The Nueva School

Description

Nueva School 7th-graders unpacked their research on environmental activism in the Bayview / Hunter's Point area. The mural shows environmentalists front and center, marching towards the factories that are polluting The Bay. Their signs say "Stop Pollution" and "Save Nature." In the distance, a toxic waste sun sets on the horizon. To the left, the world is green and lush and vibrant. Little frogs sit amid flowers and fresh water and look onto the scene. On the right, the water is murky and dark. Oil spills from the parked ships and airplanes emit toxic gases. A smoke stack breathes out a gray skull over the dead flowers and creatures. The frog is the main symbol of the mural, representing both poison and healing for Hunter's Point.  

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An Extremely Starry Night 
©2020 Precita Eyes Muralists
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Size: 5' x 8', Acrylic
Mural Director: Max Martilla, Assisted by Teresa Benson
In collaboration with: Mariposa Kids from Flynn Elementary School