WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: All-day mural painting at Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook

As of about five o’clock, community volunteers were still hard at work on West Seattle’s newest murals, stretching along about 200 feet of the wall by the Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook waterfront (across the street and downslope from Me-Kwa-Mooks Park). The first two photos are ours from our brief visit last hour:

Lafayette Elementary students painted sea stars toward the left side of the mural wall a few days ago, artist Nalisha Estrellas notes. Dozens of other people signed up for shifts to paint the rest of it today – Jeffrey Johnson sent these photos:

We first wrote about the mural plan back in January. Neighbor David Stockert thought a mural would help deter the vandals who often target the wall, and crowdfunded to make it happen. Local artist Estrellas designed it with a Puget Sound theme.

She organized the community painting, too, which originally was set to happen last Saturday, but the weather looked iffy – today, of course, has been a perfect day for outdoor painting.

10 Replies to "WEST SEATTLE WEEKEND SCENE: All-day mural painting at Emma Schmitz Memorial Overlook"

  • Lisa May 24, 2025 (8:35 pm)

    What a wonderful day! Thank you to David, Nalisha, and all the volunteers and donors who created this positive experience. Art + community makes for a welcome antidote to the chaos in today’s world!

  • jean May 24, 2025 (9:20 pm)

    wow its fantastic thanks to David , Nalisha and all those who made this happen. It will be a delight to enjoy the art with the sound of waves as soon as I am physically able

  • Sam-c May 24, 2025 (9:28 pm)

    It looks beautiful and i can’t wait to see it in person.  Thank you to everyone who worked to make it reality!

  • Suzanne May 24, 2025 (10:10 pm)

    Absolutely beautiful and such a happy, much needed change. Jeff Johnson’s photos really capture the focus and commitment of all the volunteers. A huge thank you to everyone who was involved!

  • Mark Kashman May 24, 2025 (10:58 pm)

    What a sight! Great to see everyone artfully bringing the mural to life. ๐ŸŽจ๐Ÿ™Œ Took a few pics midday. 

  • Karen May 25, 2025 (6:59 am)

    Bravo ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ to all, it looks WONDERFUL 

  • Leslie May 25, 2025 (8:03 am)

    So cool!! Thanks to everyone who participated in creating this. Canโ€™t wait to check it out

  • sbre May 25, 2025 (8:27 am)

    I still have some ‘#2 blue’ on my hands, and am darn proud of it!!

  • Holy moly look at that mural!! May 25, 2025 (3:52 pm)

    In a town with a lot of really beautiful murals, that has got to be one of the coolest Iโ€™ve seen!! Props to the team for making this mural happen! Wow. I canโ€™t wait to get down there. 

  • J May 25, 2025 (7:45 pm)

    Walked by the mural today. It looks amazing! Kudos to all involved! 

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