The Graffiti Yard

By: Jameal Jones

While touring the street art of Houston, Texas, I was truly amazed at the artistic abilities of all the artists. Men, women, and children all come and paint on the buildings. The many faces, the monsters, the manikins, but the one piece I loved the most was the “Alice in Wonderland” mural.

Unnamed by Unknown Artist
Spary paint mural

On it was Alice, Rabbit, the Rat, the plants, and even the evil queen. Far in the back of the mural was the castle of the wizard from the story “The Wizard of Oz.” On the side of, someone had painted a giant marker and pencil, which I was pretending to grab.

The inside of the building I saw manikins that were painted and attached to them were sparkles and flowers to make them look realistic. The gentleman told me the manikin had actually been stolen before, but was returned. I can see why someone would want it, that art piece was gorgeous. If it were in an art show, I would have definitely bid on them.

I saw a monkey hanging from the ceiling, I cannot recall the monkey’s name, but I asked the story of the monkey and was told that he was the guard of the building.

I plan on going back one day to take my niece and nephews who love to draw, just to give them a broader look at art. Hopefully, they will be allowed to add their names to a wall like I was able to. This artwork should definitely be shown to the world.