Mural for Bridge Housing

I just installed this 20 x 20 ft mural using reclaimed wood in the lobby of a new housing building at McArthur Station, Oakland, built by the affordable housing non-profit Bridge Housing. I originally worked on the design in 2014, and rented a studio space at Moxy in Jingletown, Oakland to actually make the piece in January and February 2015.  Meanwhile, construction of the building went on and I stored the finished wood boards in the parking garage of the building until they were ready for installation the first week of November 2015. I had help on the installation from ace carpenter Lee Tollefsrud.

Some of the wood comes from Oakland homes, you can see street names in among the foliage etc. I made the pieces in a studio space  Jan and Feb 2015, and installed it the first week of Nov. The space is still unfinished but should be open and accessible soon.

See more images and process photos here.
There's also a great photo piece and interview by Elise Morris here at The Studio Work.