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Real Name: Laverne
Lives In: California, US
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Marvelous Mujeres

by Rixie - last update: Jul 28, 2006

There is a marvelous, historic building, Edificio de Mujeres, at 18th and Guerrero Streets in San Francisco's Mission District. Two sides of the building are covered with a beautiful mural that celebrates women and their contributions from all over the globe.

MaestraPeace was created in 1994 by artists Juana Alicia, Miranda Bergman, Edythe Boone, Susan Kelk Cervantes, Meera Desai, Yvonne Littleton and Irene Perez, and it is breathtaking.

The Edificio de Mujeres houses the offices of non-profit businesses, but there are postcards, T-shirts and other items for sale in the lobby.

You can read more about the building at Women's Building
International fabric patterns are spotlighted in the murals.
Food and nurturing are also themes.
The bands of flowers on this portion of the mural are so pretty.
A different kind of Madonna
Audre Lorde, Georgia O'Keefe, and Rigoberta Menchu are some of the famous women featured in the murals, and icons Quan Yin, Yemeyah, and Coyoxauqui are also included.
The face on this one was a little scary, but I like the way the girl appears to be standing in a doorway draped with a blanket.
I liked the idea of an artist painting another artist at work.

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Marvelous Mujeres- 8
The Umbrella Story- 
Mini-VT meeting, San Francisco, May 25, 2003- 4

Comments for Rixie about San Francisco
SabrinaSummerville Sun Aug 23, 2009 23:33 UTC
 I'm coming back to these pages tomorrow! Plan to find the real San Francisco when I visit this December:-)
Dabs Tue Aug 11, 2009 03:55 UTC
 I'm glad I saw your tip on Alcatraz, I better go look at booking tickets!
oneruthlesspta Sun Jun 28, 2009 15:25 UTC
 Hey RIXIE! Read all your comments and felt your love of the city coming thru. Excited about our trip over the upcoming 4th of July. Thanks for all your input.
Tom_In_Madison Thu May 28, 2009 14:32 UTC
 I'm coming to SF!!! August!!! Can't wait...its been 13 years.
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