first time on a swingstage and it is with a freakin BIG ASS FLOWERRRRR i wanna just lay in those petals. loving it. i want to live on the swing stage. if you can't find me I'm 80 feet in the air chilling.
@building180@lindavision.sf
#mural #womenartist #painter #floral #painting
when you make public art, you give your murals to the city. sometimes the city is unkind. that's okay--public art isn't meant to last forever. (but a great graff coat does help it last slightly longer 🥰✌️)
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#reels #reelsinstagram #art #artwork #artistsoninstagram #isupportstreetart #explore #explorepage #artoftheday #artistsupport #artofinstagram #mural #walltherapy #muralart #largescaleart #ladieswhopaint #muralpainter #womenartists #muralstreetart #artistmeme
got to visit my dahlias one last time to celebrate @arthaus.dwight 's opening. excited for the lovely students to grow next to my mural 🥰✌️
its hard to show how big this thing is, so here's some views from above and below 💐 final shots by the fabulous @iromo_ coming soon!
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#artist #mural #flowers #painting #womenartists
this cat lady's dream is finally realized: two lovely homeowners that see the vision and honor the true masters of the house. their kitties.
almost done with the mural on the right 💁
from left to right: Max, Merlin, and Boris. thank you so much Marissa, Marc, Seth, and Michelle for letting me make a little ORLUarts majestic cat mural alley!
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#cat #catlovers #sf #sanfrancisco #bernal
that's a wrap on 2500 square feet of dahlias for the wonderful folks at @arthaus.living@arthaus.dwight@building180 ❤️.
three murals-- 80 foot dahlias, 18 foot dahlias, and 8 foot dahlias, all peppered throughout student housing opening in june here in beautiful berkeley.
truly an honor and a joy and im so excited to share the final shots soon. in the meantime here's some pretty signature shots raken by my right hand man @lindavision.sf who i legit couldn't do anything without ❤️❤️❤️
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#womenartists #flowers #flowerpower #californiadreaming #flora
🤔 Remember the whole “mural thing”?
A few years ago public mural projects - and HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of public art dollars - were put on hold. Apparently, painting a mural over $1000 without a contractor’s license was illegal in California, and letters had begun circulating to public agencies, highlighting a decades-old law which had never been enforced. 🏃🏽♀️🚓
Because murals are art…right?
Enter Senate Bill 456 (a.k.a. “The Mural Bill”), authored by Senator Angelique Ashby. It clarifies that muralists in California are artists, not contractors (which sounds blindingly obvious, but legally it wasn’t). The bill helps protect artists from costly/unnecessary licensing requirements.
I bought a suit and testified in front of Senate + Assembly committees.
For me, this work was high-stakes and freedom of expression. The outcome didn’t just affect my livelihood - it impacted the mural ecosystem across California, for artists now and for the next gen.
The work was exciting, empowering, sometimes frustrating and honestly scary because I was actively painting murals while advocating for the right to paint them in the first place. At the time (and for decades) this work existed in a legal gray area.
✊🏽 This was a statewide effort backed by a coalition of California artists, orgs, and advocates.
Major props to all the muralists who spoke out about SB456.
Sitting in front of legislators, I heard them express how important murals are to California - thanking artists for the work they do, and signing on as bill co-authors, giving it bipartisan support.
When the arts are often undervalued or at risk, SB456 passed unanimously and was signed into law on January 1, 2026�We changed California law 💥
SB456 has effectively reopened public art mural opportunities across the state, so now murals are back on track for California artists!
Thank you Senator Ashby for authoring the bill, Donald Gensler (who testified beside me) and to Julie Baker with CA For the Arts for her leadership. Thank you California Arts Advocates and League of California Cities for co-sponsoring SB456.
This is an epic win for artists!
#ArtsAdvocacy #SupportArtists #Muralist
oh you thought i was done with dahlias for this project? think AGAIN 😤
putting up section 2/3 for this awesome project for the folks at @arthaus.dwight today 🥰
#studio #dahlia #flowers #painting #womenartists
absolutely gorgeous insane shots of this install taken by the incredible @iromo_ 📸
thank you thank you thank you @lindavision.sf@building180@arthaus.living
#streetarteverywhere #streetartphotography #streetartistry #bayarea #womenartists
happy melting in the heat w this big ass wall 🌞🌞🌞
when dahlias aren't big enough why not paint them 80 feet tall?
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#dahlias #happiness #artphotography #muralart #femaleartists
One of my favorite parts about being in this industry is that there’s always more to explore.
In this episode of As the Paint Dries, I sat down with Liv of @orluarts and we talked about polytab! Why artists love it, how to use it, and how it’s expanding what’s possible in mural work.
I love conversations like this. The mural world is constantly evolving, and getting to exchange knowledge with artists who think deeply about their craft is one of my favorite things ever.
Liv is incredibly thoughtful and generous with what she knows. If this clip sparked even a little curiosity in you to learn more about polytab, I think you’ll love the full episode.
Comment LEARN and I’ll DM you the Spotify link. I can’t wait for you to hear it.
If you want to see Polytab in action, Liv has plenty of process timelapses on her page @orluarts !
