"Inspiration Wall"

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#FFCC99" ALINK="#009D74" VLINK="#FF9966"> <div> <B>Murals Fantastic</B>  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#996633" FACE="Arial" >   |   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Murals Fantastic"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> <IMG SRC="42d58020.png" border=0 width="600" height="2" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> "Inspiration Wall"</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >Mural at Ocean View Blvd. at the Interstate 15 exit. was proposed by Sonya Ollison </FONT></div> <div> at the Graffiti Control Division for the City of San Diego and approved by </div> <div> Counsilmember Charles L. Lewis of the Fourth District. The mural  is over 135 ft. long.</div> <bR> <div> “<I>This wall was a constant target for graffiti over the last several years so When Sonya asked me to design a mural for the area I </I></div> <div> <I>wanted it to be relevant to the community and instill pride as part of its mission besides stopping graffiti. Murals are </I></div> <div> <I>generally respected by taggers and improve the look and value of an area. The idea started with Muhammad Ali, a man </I></div> <div> <I>all could respect, and evolved from there. ”“The wall contains inspirational quotes and faces of famous mentors like </I></div> <div> <I>Muhammad Ali, Martin Luther King Jr., Kennedy, Caesar Chavez and Malcolm X. It's also filled with positive, </I></div> <div> <I>uplifting quotes from world recognized leaders that everyone respects.</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>”Two of the Quotes:</B></div> <div> <I>“Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain.  It's not something you learn in school.</I></div> <div> <I> But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.”</I></div> <div> <I>Muhammad Ali</I></div> <bR> <div> <I>"Inside of me there are two dogs. One of the dogs is mean and evil. The other dog is good. The mean dog fights the good dog, all of the time.</I></div> <div> <I>” When asked which dog wins, he thought and said, "The one I feed the most."                      </I></div> <div> <I>Anonymous Native American</I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="13ba7ac60.jpg" border=0 width="890" height="198" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="13b160080.jpg" border=0 width="352" height="264" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2bef20490.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="329" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c3e20420.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="322" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2c3d205c0.jpg" border=0 width="800" height="604" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="25700b8b0.jpg" border=0 width="523" height="395" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>   <script type="text/javascript"> var page_name = ''; var invisible = ''; function sE(){return true;}window.onError=sE; var ui='rik';var rn=Math.random();var base=top.document; var qry=ui+':3::'+escape(base.referrer)+'::'+screen.width +'x'+screen.height+'::'+screen.colorDepth+'::'+escape(page_name) +'::'+invisible+'::'+rn+'::'+escape(base.URL); document.write('<a href="http://www.web-stat.com/stats/'+ui+'.htm'); document.write('"><img src="http://server4.web-stat.com/count.pl?'); document.write(qry+'" border="0" alt="web stats analysis"/><\/a>'); </script><noscript><a href="http://www.web-stat.com"> <img src="http://server4.web-stat.com/3/rik.gif" border="0" alt="web stats analysis"></a></noscript>   </div> <div> Murals Fantastic is the online portfolio for San Diego, California artist & muralist Rik Erickson.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> All images are © Copyright 2000 - 2010 by Rik Erickson, and may not be reproduced, </div> <div> copied, displayed, or used in any way without written permission.</div> <div> All rights reserved.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#A6CAF0" FACE="Times New Roman" >  </FONT></div> <bR> </BODY>