mama

mama, a photo by killah.poopface on Flickr.

and what a mama she is! i used to spend a ton of time in the Mission, but not so much lately. some, but definitely not much time. i hadn’t even realized that the ever-so-incredible Women’s Building outside mural, MaestraPeace, was being restored. A friend visiting from Chicago was in town and so close to seeing them! Alas, scaffolding abounded. Luckily, the inside artwork is still available to enjoy in all of its colorful rainbow inspiring hopeful glory!

I love this mother with child strapped to her back and it makes me think of the word swathed, which is a word i rarely think of but like a lot. wow, how soothing to be swathed. i am jealous of that bebe now.

also i like that there is a fire alarm in this mural. go mama go!

and i certainly look forward to seeing MaestraPeace restored to its full beauty! Apparently they are still seeking donations to get to the fundraising goal of $130,000, so if by chance you want to help the Women’s Building and Mission be extra beautiful, inspiring, and amazing, feel free to chip in what you can. Last week (or so)(time flies) I went to the fabulous Roxie Theater for a showing of documentary footage of the Clarion Alley Mural Project, which is also an incredible contribution to the Mission and San Francisco. They showed some footage of what the Women’s Building looked like pre-mural and woah! what a difference and how boring. It really does make the neighborhood so much nicer to be in, colors and art and love and power that comes through these murals. I am grateful to get to experience it all.