{"id":4544,"date":"2024-02-25T09:53:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T17:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/village.elisaleonelli.com\/?p=4544"},"modified":"2024-02-27T05:06:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:06:02","slug":"abbot-kinney-blvd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/village.elisaleonelli.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/25\/abbot-kinney-blvd\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbot Kinney Blvd"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend I took a walk along Abbot Kinney Blvd<\/a>, named after the founder of Venice in America<\/a>, which I do periodically because it\u2019s the coolest street in LA. It is not the shops that attract me, but the murals.<\/p>\n

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So Far So Good by Alex Yanes<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cSo Far So Good\u201d by Alex Yanes<\/a>, on the side wall of the Rag & Bone store at 1121, is crafted out of weather-proof, die-cut, hand-painted wood panels mounted onto the brick wall.<\/p>\n

\"\"On the black side wall of Vardagen at 1301, I saw a color mural<\/p>\n

\"\"And a BW mural by Skonks that reads: \u201cVENICE. A nice place to die slow\u201d<\/p>\n

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SaveLACougars by Louis Masai<\/p><\/div>\n

In 2021 I had photographed \u201cSave LA Cougars\u201d by Louis Masai on Milwood Ave. Click on this link<\/a> to learn more about this organization devoted to saving wildlife in urban settings.<\/p>\n

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Tongva mural by ThunderVoice Eagle<\/p><\/div>\n

Also in 2021 I admired this mural by ThunderVoice Eagle<\/a> \u201cpainted by a Navajo<\/a> recognizing it sits on the Ancestral Land of the Tongva<\/a> People to stand as a reminder that we are still here.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the biggest discovery I made this year was a sign that pointed me in the direction of Jules Muck studio at 511 Santa Clara Ave. I had written about this mural artist last summer (read my article at this link<\/a>) and had followed her Facebook<\/a> page ever since.<\/p>\n

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BW Mural by Jules Muck<\/p><\/div>\n

So I walked up the side street, noticed a BW mural by Muck Rock on my right, then walked into the beautiful indoor\/outdoor studio.<\/p>\n

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Jules Muck studio<\/p><\/div>\n

I later read on a Facebook post dated April 1, 2023: \u201cI am building an art studio a block away from where I painted in the street, without a trust fund, a co-signer, a day job.\u201d Read about her journey in this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Muck does not only do murals, traveling recently to places like New Orleans and Mexico looking for walls and commissions, but also paints canvases, that you may purchase here.<\/p>\n

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Jules Muck studio. Fire on the Mountain<\/p><\/div>\n

A post dated February 19, 2024 proudly displays this painting: \u201cOne of my largest canvas commission to date stands at 8ftx8ft\u201d<\/p>\n

I knew about this street before it became cool, because that\u2019s where the offices of Venice Magazine used to be, when I was the Film editor from 1990 to 1999. Click here<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

At the end of my walk I enjoyed my new favorite dish at Lemonade<\/a>: Poke Avocado Toast.<\/p>\n

Text and photos by Elisa Leonelli<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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