Morgan’s Mural Blog

Superbowl LIV Halftime Show Inspires Deep, Creative Insights Last night’s Superbowl was a roller coaster ride with a sharp, unfortunate plunge at the end. I am not a football fan (in protest of head injuries and cheerleader salaries), but I know which team was supposed to win last night. They…

Noddin Elementary Kindergarten Garden Wall In recent months, the ground has been shifting under my feet. I’ve been getting honest with myself about the condition of our planet, and the unsustainability of my current lifestyle. The result is shaking up entrenched beliefs and challenging me to take a fresh look…

Last week I attended a dedication ceremony for a mural at Collins Elementary. Over one hundred families and teachers donated to the mural project, and a plaque honoring the donors was presented at the event. We celebrated the success of the project which was the brain child of 5th-grade teacher,…

#Fridaysforfuture #Saveourplanet #gretathunberg A few months ago I watched the young Swedish climate change activist Greta’s Thunberg’s TED talk. I was moved by her message regarding the urgency of political action required to mitigate climate change. I hope that the march that she has inspired in Washington tomorrow will increase awareness of the immediate…

Unveiling 15 New Murals at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds This year, the Santa Clara County Fair turns 75. To celebrate the big event, which starts today, the fairgrounds has commissioned fifteen local artists to create fifteen 20’ wide murals, each celebrating a town in Santa Clara County. I am honored…

Last month, Stocklmeir Elementary hired me to paint four-ball walls with murals that would support their campus-wide campaign to celebrate kindness. Their criteria were that each mural should celebrate kindness, include at least one Panda, and, because the murals were in the middle of a large school (1100 students), they…

lululemon Napa Vineyard Mural. Click the image to watch a time lapse of the mural being painted.   Leaning back into a “yin” experience Last week I was at a yoga retreat in Dominical, Costa Rica. The evening yin yoga classes were profound. The yoga sanctuary, a thoughtful curation that included the…

The Naming of Things How do you feel when you walk into your favorite coffee shop and actually remember the barista’s name? Or, in a flash of brilliance, bump into someone you haven’t seen in years and remember their name? In situations where I remember a name, I feel more affinity towards that…

Masterpiece Cover Up About a month after I finished my Birth of Venus masterpiece for my client’s grand foyer ceiling, her mother came to visit. Her mom was of the opinion that the nudity was inappropriate for a family home and was concerned with what the neighbors might think. To resolve the…

Mural Art Transforms a LifeMoves Shelter in San Jose I spent the past week painting with a team of professional mural artists painting at The Julian Inn, a facility run by the Bay Area based non-profit LifeMoves. The Julian Inn has a month-long waitlist for one of its 80 beds…