I think I nailed the valentines this year lol

Present: During the City Beautiful Movement at the turn of the 20th century, city planners used classical architecture to romanticize the imperialistic military ambitions of San Francisco’s wealthiest 1%, all of whom were heavily invested in the arms industry […] [Original post on pixelfed.art]

Future: In this sustainable energy landscape, community-managed power grids on land are supplemented by offshore wind power. A bit of that electricity goes toward the small contraption in the foreground, called a Mycelicom, which taps into the soil’s mycelium […] [Original post on pixelfed.art]

Cozy cob bathhouse nestled in the redwood forest, built by Buckeye Natural Builders. It is made from salvaged materials including wine bottles embedded in the cob walls. Inside, the walls are covered in ornate mosaics. Truly a dream ✨️ Painted en plein air on a […] [Original post on pixelfed.art]

Plein air painting from last weekend’s Purrrrrfest maker’s market at Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos, a movement space for healing and justice. I was blown away by the way the space was overbrimming with beautiful and inspiring art such as this huge wood statue of […] [Original post on pixelfed.art]

Imagined Future: A thriving youth center has taken form in this refurbished Victorian house. Young visitors access mental-health, spiritual, and vocational guidance, as well as mediation support interwoven with the community. Ceanothus blooms in front of the […] [Original post on pixelfed.art]

Future: In this painting, Palestinian olive farmers in Gaza harvest from a tree stewarded by the hands of innumerable ancestors. This tree was once nearly destroyed in an Israeli attack, but the root was spared and it resprouted and was healed by the farmers […] [Original post on pixelfed.art]

Present: This image features a parking sign near Delaware Ave and Shaffer Rd in Santa Cruz. The sign notifies the community of the Oversized Vehicle Ordinance (OVO), which bans parking of oversized vehicles between 12-5 am. Instead of supporting people–or simply […] [Original post on pixelfed.art]

Hope everybody's got a plan for June 14