Community Murals – 2019-2029
View the entire process of making murals with various communities, from design to finished murals.
View the entire process of making murals with various communities, from design to finished murals.
Community Spirit – © 2021 Ellen Silva
Directed by: Ellen Silva in collaboration with 20 faculty & staff members Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School, Daly City
Size: 18’6” wide x 8’ high acrylic on cinder block
Location: Tobias Elementary School, 725 Price Street, Daly City, CA 94014
Directed by: Ellen Silva in collaboration with 20 faculty & staff members Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary School, Daly City
Size: 18’6” wide x 8’ high acrylic on cinder block
Location: Tobias Elementary School, 725 Price Street, Daly City, CA 94014
Description
We began this project with Zoom meetings, unable to meet in person due to COVID 19 Restrictions. Fortunately we were able to meet to paint in small groups later on to complete the project.
The following are descriptions from the Tobias Teachers & Staff, of their mural images depicting the Community Spirit theme.
Ellen composed the mural from their images, and drew it on the wall. The teachers and staff painted the mural along with Ellen.
Cristina Almeida Our hands and hearts come together in strength, gratitude and hope.
Casey Baker Together, we grow and flourish. Together, we reach toward greatness
Faye Baltazar The outer hands symbolize the teachers/staff who help mold and shape the student’s futures. The Students are at the center of the community at the heart. Through togetherness and unity, we are able to shape the younger generations.
Brooke Clark My idea was to have different skin tones of hands putting together a puzzle, representing that we all have different skill sets and talents and that together we can solve problems and make things happen.
Jeanne Conroy MHT, School, Community, support each other
Miranda Correll "Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much"
Katherine Harsono Stronger Together Unity in Diversity Celebrate the strength of togetherness in a world of Diversity and Kindness
Jennifer Kwon People from all over the world come "together" to form a whole family.
Kim Lee My message is unity because we only have one earth and all our differences should be embraced.
Betty Lew Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary encompasses a school community filled with diversity and love- working together in unison to strive for unity and commitment to peace and friendship.
Cathy Macay "This is a unity symbol, a symbol of hope (rainbows). It denotes togetherness, nature, and life skills - which were 3 of the themes we voted on. Also, it (sideways eight) is known as a lemniscate - which is mathematical''.
Molly McDermott Peace, love, strength, unity, caring, love, learning, forgiveness, hope, kindness, integrity, honor
Victoria Ngo Togetherness to me means our community-- which is diverse. Now more than ever, inclusivity is important.
Michael Smith Ants focus of their community first, think ahead, and don’t give up.
Melanie Sowyrda Although we can not physically touch, we do our upmost best to support our families, students, and colleagues. We draw our strength from the energy of our earth and from one another.
Anoushka Takla Together we endure and support our collective growth. This goes with the picture of the Coastal Redwood grove.
Ashley Tomlinson We stand together. We are stronger together.
The following are descriptions from the Tobias Teachers & Staff, of their mural images depicting the Community Spirit theme.
Ellen composed the mural from their images, and drew it on the wall. The teachers and staff painted the mural along with Ellen.
Cristina Almeida Our hands and hearts come together in strength, gratitude and hope.
Casey Baker Together, we grow and flourish. Together, we reach toward greatness
Faye Baltazar The outer hands symbolize the teachers/staff who help mold and shape the student’s futures. The Students are at the center of the community at the heart. Through togetherness and unity, we are able to shape the younger generations.
Brooke Clark My idea was to have different skin tones of hands putting together a puzzle, representing that we all have different skill sets and talents and that together we can solve problems and make things happen.
Jeanne Conroy MHT, School, Community, support each other
Miranda Correll "Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much"
Katherine Harsono Stronger Together Unity in Diversity Celebrate the strength of togetherness in a world of Diversity and Kindness
Jennifer Kwon People from all over the world come "together" to form a whole family.
Kim Lee My message is unity because we only have one earth and all our differences should be embraced.
Betty Lew Marjorie H. Tobias Elementary encompasses a school community filled with diversity and love- working together in unison to strive for unity and commitment to peace and friendship.
Cathy Macay "This is a unity symbol, a symbol of hope (rainbows). It denotes togetherness, nature, and life skills - which were 3 of the themes we voted on. Also, it (sideways eight) is known as a lemniscate - which is mathematical''.
Molly McDermott Peace, love, strength, unity, caring, love, learning, forgiveness, hope, kindness, integrity, honor
Victoria Ngo Togetherness to me means our community-- which is diverse. Now more than ever, inclusivity is important.
Michael Smith Ants focus of their community first, think ahead, and don’t give up.
Melanie Sowyrda Although we can not physically touch, we do our upmost best to support our families, students, and colleagues. We draw our strength from the energy of our earth and from one another.
Anoushka Takla Together we endure and support our collective growth. This goes with the picture of the Coastal Redwood grove.
Ashley Tomlinson We stand together. We are stronger together.
“Rescue, Rehab, Release” ©2019 Ellen Silva/Precita Eyes Muralists
Design/Directed by: Ellen Silva
Painted by: Ellen Silva with Private Ocean and volunteers
Size: 114' x 7.4'
Materials: Acrylic on Concrete
Location: 2000 Bunker Rd., Fort Cronkite, Sausalito CA
Funded by: Private Ocean
Design/Directed by: Ellen Silva
Painted by: Ellen Silva with Private Ocean and volunteers
Size: 114' x 7.4'
Materials: Acrylic on Concrete
Location: 2000 Bunker Rd., Fort Cronkite, Sausalito CA
Funded by: Private Ocean
Description
“Rescue, Rehab, Release”
The mural design tells the story of the Marine Mammal Center’s amazing work rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing sea lions and seals.
The mural begins on the left at beachside showing sea lions with entanglements and in other unhealthy conditions. They are brought by workers in the rescue truck to the MMC where they are x-rayed, examined, fed, operated on and brought back to better health. Then they are brought back to the beach and happily released back to their native environment into the ocean.
On the Community Paint Day, members of Private Ocean, one of the Marin Mammal Centers' main funders, came to participate in painting the mural. We were also joined by some of the Marine Mammal Center Staff and their director.
The remainder of the mural was painted by Ellen Silva and few kind volunteers over the next few week.
The mural achieved the project's goal of telling the story of the wonderful work done at the center, in addition to brightening up the area which is many times covered in grey fog!
The mural design tells the story of the Marine Mammal Center’s amazing work rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing sea lions and seals.
The mural begins on the left at beachside showing sea lions with entanglements and in other unhealthy conditions. They are brought by workers in the rescue truck to the MMC where they are x-rayed, examined, fed, operated on and brought back to better health. Then they are brought back to the beach and happily released back to their native environment into the ocean.
On the Community Paint Day, members of Private Ocean, one of the Marin Mammal Centers' main funders, came to participate in painting the mural. We were also joined by some of the Marine Mammal Center Staff and their director.
The remainder of the mural was painted by Ellen Silva and few kind volunteers over the next few week.
The mural achieved the project's goal of telling the story of the wonderful work done at the center, in addition to brightening up the area which is many times covered in grey fog!
“Vivir, Trabajar y Jugar en un Ambiente Saludable ” ©2019 Ellen Silva
Size: 16' x 4', acrylic on Tyvek
Directed by: Ellen Silva with Half Moon Bay Community
Location: ALAS, AyYudando , Half Moon Bay
Size: 16' x 4', acrylic on Tyvek
Directed by: Ellen Silva with Half Moon Bay Community
Location: ALAS, AyYudando , Half Moon Bay