San Francisco Street Art 2

Valencia Street collage; Photo © Karen Thiessen, 2015

In the six years since our last visit to San Francisco, Valencia Street changed the most. It was teeming with small independent businesses offering handmade home wares, clothing, and fine art. One highlight was a visit to Dandelion Chocolate to sample their fine chocolate. The above collage is over an entire building. It's monumental.

Valencia Street black-and-white mural; Photo © Karen Thiessen, 2015

This Valencia Street black-and-white mural by Joel Roger Weston caught my eye.

Valencia Street mural; Photo © Karen Thiessen, 2015

A colourful mural adorns the entire front of a school or community centre on Valencia Street. 

Valencia Street mural detail; Photo © Karen Thiessen, 2015

The colours give me ideas for a new textile that I'm working on.