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Posted On: April 27th 2026, 06:45 pm
Well, unfortunate news has just come to my attention that the Pasadena Unified School District has made the decision to demolish San Rafael Elementary, instead of investing in repairing one of the cities oldest public schools. I am heart broken that our newest and largest mural, to date, very likely will not survive the demolition. My team and I worked tirelessly for 6 weeks to install this native flora and fauna themed mural in the Spring of 2025. Students of all ages, as well as community members, helped as well. We celebrated the completion of the mural with specimens from the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, a potluck, and live music.
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If you are local to the area, you can check out the mural during the Green Schools Tour, Saturday May 2nd from 9am-1pm. This may be the last opportunity for members of the public to see this piece of artwork.
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#mural #muralartist #pasadena #california #nativeplants
Comments (79)
lacarron a month ago

lacarron

This is a fantastic mural and such a shame to see it go. Thank you for your beautiful work.

jacinthewild.la 3 months ago

jacinthewild.la

Hey there! I'm trying to reach you for a story.

kittycatknits 6 months ago

kittycatknits

Omg this is heartbreaking! I’m so sorry! 💔😞

tiny_tarweed 6 months ago

tiny_tarweed

Devastating 😭

staciejaye 6 months ago

staciejaye

oh it was such a nice event and a lovely thoughtful mural!

rootingfornativeplants 6 months ago

rootingfornativeplants

So sorry to read this. The mural is stunning. Not a small undertaking, but could it be moved?

oldgrowthcreative 6 months ago

oldgrowthcreative

Save some of the bricks

claire.loon.baldwin 6 months ago

claire.loon.baldwin

This is bonkers. I am so, so sorry

auk.let 6 months ago

auk.let

devastating:(((

cheryl.auger.18 6 months ago

cheryl.auger.18

this is really disappointing. I can't get over how stupid it seems to demolish a school in order to build a new school. It wasn't burnt during the fires. It wasn't red tagged during an earthquake. Also, every climate action plan would say to renovate, not demolish, as the lowest carbon emission option. and WTF. and all of the communities working on the beautiful grounds and murals. I am angry. This is our neighborhood school. @steve_madisond6 @teachphoto

maripilim 6 months ago

maripilim

You and your team designed and painted a stunning mural . I’m heart broken @PUSD’s extremely short sided decision not to give this architecturally rich campus a second life. 😭

bikesgv 6 months ago

bikesgv

Many of the parents feel the same way. 😢Thousands of hours of volunteer time over five years, plus over $250,000 in state green schoolyard grant improvements, will be wasted. Rather than spend $70 million to remodel and add some new classrooms, they are going to spend double to raze everything. Will anything be set aside for the arts?

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