Anybody visiting Old Town Goleta in the next few weeks might be pleased to find a small crew working away on a new mural at one of the most prominent spots in the area, completing a piece that was commissioned by the City of Goleta in collaboration with the Carpeteria retail shop and Foundation Press founder and artist Curtis Crawshaw.
Crawshaw, who grew up in Goleta and still lives in town, said he was honored to get a chance to work on a mural that will stand at the entrance to the city’s most historic neighborhood. The mural, which was designed with the help of multiple local artists, is packed with Easter eggs that symbolize the locale, from references to the Chumash who originally inhabited the region to nods to the city’s agricultural roots and a depiction of Crawshaw’s artistic alias, Hello Coyote.
“I used to dream about doing this wall,” Crawshaw told the Independent. “It is a pure honor. I just hope it can be a gift to the community.”…