Art serves purpose beyond purely aesthetic In an unexpected turn of events, graffiti scrawled under a Pescadero bridge evolved into a mural with a positive, hopeful message for the Pescadero community. That mural shows a pair of extended hands from which a hummingbird is springing into flight. In a lower corner below the bird is a lighthouse on a rocky shore. Angled around the bird and the hands is the phrase, “We dream with strength and courage and together we succeed.” The mural drew attention when it was featured in the South Coast Artists Alliance Art Show on Friday. The show, a reception featuring 44 SCAA artists from as far south as Davenport and as far east as Skyline Boulevard, kicked off the Pescadero Art and Fun Festival and drew scores of Bay Area art lovers. On Friday, its creator, Pescadero resident and lifelong art lover Jovany Rios, 18, chatted with friends including fellow Pescadero residents Margaret Sedillo and Fernando Macias, 17, both members of the South Coast Prevention Partnership. That group’s goals for a positive, healthy South Coast had a direct bearing on the mural. “It represents the beginning of a more healthy and informed community dialogue” around addressing alcohol and drug abuse, said Puente de la Costa Sur Director of Prevention Services Jorge Guzman. It all began when … Continue reading Mural carries message