Passing By

I had fun taking pictures of people walking down our block.  Nice conversations and even a face from the past.  It’s time to stock up on new brushes. The wall eats them up.  Jenifer reported on the Tuesday taxi strike. They circled the block 3 deep honking. The “community” keeps messing with our scaffolding. Taking […]

Week 4: Tenderloin Heights

Civic Center Post Office Mural: Street Art/ Mural Performance Painting/ Social Theater It’s either “Tenderloin Heights” or “Tondo (famous slum in Manila) in the Tenderloin”.  Our scaffolding is periodically inhabited.  There are sleeping things stuffed in the tree next to the second level.  I call it the “Garden Level” .  We look over the top […]

Week 3: Corner Street Theater

This week we nearly finished the corner.  It will be good to move away from the apex of all the activity.  The wheelchairs and overloaded shopping carts tightly navigate the turn.  Trying to keep the wet paintbrushes from accidentally getting on someone’s clothes requires constant vigilance. It’s hard not to bump into the stony faced African […]

Week 2: Rain and Paint

We dodged rain this week but did find ourselves standing under the scaffolding in the mist. We got the drawing done and the first color areas on the wall. I painted the hummingbird on the corner for good luck!

Week 1: Civic Center Post Office Mural

Civic Center Post Office Mural – 101 Hyde and Golden Gate Week 1: “Humming With Life”, the title of this mural is an understatement.  The Post Office building at the corner of Hyde and Golden Gate is a magnet for drug dealers, crack addicts and homeless folks looking for a spot to lie down.  The Tenderloin […]

new mural in SF

Poethig and Wofford, mugging and working on new mural in San Francisco’s Tenderloin. Expect more progress posts as the project continues over weeks to come.