sensitive boy

When I see street art like this I wonder about the person who made it. Who is this sensitive boy? Did he make this during a time of sadness? Or was he just being facetious? More importantly, did he ever find his girl?

Location: 20th and Florida

squares and squares

This abandoned building is on 21st and Harrison. I really like the patterns the windows create. I often peek into the more thinly painted spots to see if any progress is being made on the inside. It's so secretive, yet the white paint invites one to wonder what is going on behind the friendly windows. Maybe one day there will be a sweet cafe that has live music in this space. A girl can dream.

art and protest

There is this section of wall along Valencia street that people can post just about anything on. Everytime I walk past it I see some beautiful art. I like the faces in the this picture, which look to be drawn with chalk by an artist hoping to get their work discovered or at the very least appreciated. I appreciate it. I also like the handmade anti-repression posters as well. Beautiful.

do what the sidewalk tells you

You really should.


Location: 23rd and Valencia, in front of Buffalo Exchange

sidewalk hands

This is on 21st between Harrison and Treat. I wonder if the person or people that did this wore gloves when they spraypainted their hands on the sidewalk.

sidewalk pinup girl

I absolutely love stencil graffiti. So when I saw this design on the corner of 21st and Florida, I had to snap a photo. I like the way the image is repeated within the two sidewalk tiles. It has a lot of impact. If you look closer, you can see it's a picture of a pinup girl with a flower in her hair.

traffic meter trees

I was going to go buy some sage to smudge my new apartment in the Mission and parked my car at this traffic meter. Someone decided to decorate these traffic meters on 23rd and Valencia with green plastic ties. I think they make the meters look tree-like. There is a relative abundance of foilage on this block, so maybe that was the idea.

impromptu derby

I went on an urban hike up Bernal Hill with a couple of friends on a sunny Sunday not too long ago. When we reached the top we heard cheering and discovered a soapbox derby extravaganza going on. They had to have a running start to go, and then were pulled back up the hill by vintage moped fellows. My favorite soabbox racer was one that thought to include cup holders in the car. It was clever.