Fine Arts ExhibitionFine Arts Exhibition🛶Chumash caulked boats with tar from local tarpits
🎖️WWII service helped integrate Carpinteria's Mexican community
💀Día de los Muertos tradition started by teacher René Mireles
This towering outdoor mural reimagines the Mexican "arbol de vida" tradition across 80 feet of school wall. Three women's faces anchor the piece, each representing a chapter of Carpinteria's story, from Chumash canoe builders and lemon barons to the surf culture and farm-to-table kitchens of today.
Outdoor public art
Mexican folk art inspired
Local history storytelling
Community collaboration
Fine Arts ExhibitionFine Arts Exhibition🛶Chumash caulked boats with tar from local tarpits
🎖️WWII service helped integrate Carpinteria's Mexican community
💀Día de los Muertos tradition started by teacher René Mireles
This towering outdoor mural reimagines the Mexican "arbol de vida" tradition across 80 feet of school wall. Three women's faces anchor the piece, each representing a chapter of Carpinteria's story, from Chumash canoe builders and lemon barons to the surf culture and farm-to-table kitchens of today.
Outdoor public art
Mexican folk art inspired
Local history storytelling
Community collaboration