Traveling around in #SanJose and #NearbyToSanJose at 825 mph on our spinning planet.
Suburbia
This mural on Snell Ave in San Jose is by artist Paul J. Gonzalez (pauljgonzalezartstudios.com).
Below are pictures of when it was a work in progress.
Paul marking out the outlines before having community members help out with the color.
Community members were invited to help put in the base layer of solid colors over a weekend. Then, Paul J. Gonzalez spent a couple of weeks finishing the mural.
El Sueño de la Mariposa, The Dream of the Butterfly, created by muralist Morgan Bricca (https://www.morganmurals.com). Stunningly beautiful.
It’s starting to grow…
Created by artist Ries Niemi (riesniemi.com), this sculpture in steel has indigenous plant references and says a message in three languages as you walk around the base.
Ohlone: Makin Mak Si Ni Ta Was
Spanish: Nosotros Vivemos Agui
English: We Live Here
So beautiful, something in me swells with joy when I see these.
California Poppy Day was established as April 6th by the California Senate in 2010.
This mural is also on Stevens Creek Boulevard and is also on the east facing wall of a hair salon. Interesting.