Washington Elementary students create abstract Mona Lisa chalk art during 2014 Festa in Little Italy. As you will see, it would later become the basis for a very cool public mural!
Students at Washington Elementary STEAM Magnet School in Little Italy have helped to produce a very cool public art mural! As motorists depart Little Italy, turning onto southbound Interstate 5 from Grape Street, they are greeted by a colorful Minecraft-style Mona Lisa along with the big word CIAO!
The abstract 20′ x 20′ Mona Lisa mural is based on chalk art that Washington Elementary School kids created for 2014 Festa, an annual Italian-themed festival in their very own Little Italy neighborhood.
I happened to blog about Festa that year, and took the above photo of the kids working on the original Mona Lisa chalk art. With the help of local artist Jayne Barnett, their completed work would eventually become a very large, very creative mural that thousands of delighted drivers pass every day!
Mine-A-Lisa’s Salutation. The Little Italy mural is a much larger recreation of chalk art created by students at 2014 Festa. The Italian art-themed piece was rendered using “bricks” of color in the Minecraft style.Mona Lisa says goodbye to everyone with a large CIAO as drivers head onto southbound I-5 from Grape Street!
If you’d like to see more chalk art created during 2014 Festa, including many amazing pieces produced by students from schools all around San Diego, click here!
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The Futurism and Tech Pavilion at 2017 San Diego Comic-Con occupies a large area of one floor inside the Omni Hotel.
There’s a super cool, free attraction during 2017 Comic-Con that relatively few people seem to know about. It’s the Futurism and Tech Pavilion, located up that long glass-enclosed escalator in the Omni Hotel.
You’ll discover the very latest entertainment technology (some of which will blow your mind) and no badge is required! If you are interested in virtual reality, this place is absolutely a must see.
Check out my photos and read the captions to get an idea of what you will find…
This cool, free Comic-Con venue allows organizations and businesses to showcase their latest efforts in technology, artificial intelligence and virtual reality.The AI Innovation Fair area includes artificial intelligence, robotics and other related technology.Hyperloop Transportation Technologies and RE’FLEKT demonstrate a futuristic transportation concept with virtual reality.This guy representing Brain2Bot demonstrated simple AI in a robot that mimics a dog. Eating magnetic pellets that it gathers with a tongue makes it happy!These interactive Professor Einstein robots challenge people with brain games.Inside a second room, many entertainment companies demonstrated their latest technology, including VR, holograms, video game controllers, and more.The Sonic the Hedgehog booth had people jump for a ring in front of a green screen for prizes. They could see themselves in a video game.Project Cars 2 had these super cool driving simulators.Artist Rob Prior had a booth with some of his cool pop art. I learned he includes a chicken head hidden in every piece.Bruce Lee and Joker.Kirk and Spock.The Mira Prism uses your iPhone to produce holograms in your field of view!
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FOX San Diego Morning News reporters dressed as Princess Leia and Darth Vader interview Sam J. Jones, lead actor in the 1980 film Flash Gordon.
Here are some photos from my walk outside 2017 Comic-Con this morning. I spotted some celebrities, more very cool cosplay, and a rare Alien Queen!
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A great Tweedledum and Tweedledee cosplay at 2017 San Diego Comic-Con!Warlock cosplay from the video game Destiny.Greg Cipes who voices Beast Boy in the Teen Titans animated series and Michelangelo in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is interviewed during Comic-Con.Celebrity sightings are possible throughout San Diego Comic-Con! “Flash Gordon” embraces two popular characters he helped to inspire.These cool cosplay enthusiasts were part of the FOX television Comic-Con broadcast. Star Wars side-by-side with steampunk!A group shot with cosplayers and celebrities.Cosplay of Jay Garrick, the old school Flash.Two super popular characters together: it’s Spidey and Harley!An old school Wonder Woman with aviator goggles is getting ready to defeat a WWI German general! He might be Erich Ludendorff, a villain in the recent hit movie.A super awesome one quarter scale model of the Alien Queen was being shown by Matrix Studio along MLK Promenade.A very detailed Alien egg and limbs.Another look at the limited collector piece Alien Queen, one of only 300 produced by Matrix Studio.
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Here comes a whole bunch of cosplay pics and other cool stuff I saw while walking around 2017 San Diego Comic-Con early this Thursday morning!
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I spotted Wolverine spinning a parking sign near Horton Plaza.Thursday morning at 2017 Comic-Con and people are heading through the Gaslamp toward the convention center.Obi-Wan Kenobi cosplay. Observe his fingers. He’s ready to play a Jedi mind trick on me!A really good Assassin’s Creed cosplay at Comic-Con.A friendly artist has lots of cool art for sale along MLK Promenade near Harbor Drive and First Avenue. These are painted on plastic.More of his cool artwork. I see Storm and Catwoman.A young Sheldon Cooper is coming to CBS! That should be really funny!A friendly Pikachu cosplay.These guys represent characters from Outlander.I was told these are characters from Steven Universe.A long line waiting to enter the convention center on Thursday morning included lots of people enjoying every kind of cosplay imaginable.An elaborate, very cool cosplay of Gurren Lagann.One of several Ghostbusters cosplays that I noticed.The long line to enter the San Diego Convention Center boggled my mind.I was told this is a cosplay of Rick the Alien.Cosplay of Madder Red of comic book series Bedlam.Cosplay of characters from Z Nation.Game of Thrones cosplay. I think he said this is Tyrion Lannister. I might be wrong.Cosplay from the webcomic Homestuck.I saw this Tron cosplay last year!
You can see exactly how this cool Tron costume was made here!
And like every year during Comic-Con, food can be found all over the place.Some cool Venture Brothers cosplay at San Diego Comic-Con!Here comes Princess Leia with her entourage.Looks like Wonder Woman is in pursuit of Dr. Who.Check out that huge sword! It’s a great cosplay of Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy!A cosplay of Sans from Undertale.Thursday morning a bit after nine o’clock and the Interactive Zone at Petco has just opened for 2017 San Diego Comic-Con.I’m already hungry for a Wookiee Cookie.A line has formed at Blizzard’s Lich King’s Ice Cream Citadel.Hello Futuristic Ladies of the Galaxy!People in line to check out an attraction promoting New Line’s production of Stephen King’s It.Jack in the Box’s Crave Van smashed through a wall of comic books in the Interactive Zone! Too much fun!A super cool full size replica of a Star Wars T-47 Snowspeeder created by hobbyists who belong to Real Movie Toys.A guy from Sphero shows off their new Spiderman robotic toy that interacts. Kind of like Alexa with voice recognition.People in the Interactive Zone could sit in a Luke Cage set and have their picture taken! There was also a Game of Thrones and Orange is the New Black set!People get ready to enter Sprout’s Kody Kapow attraction.This guy is cosplaying Bibleman!Boom Howdy has posted Missing signs around San Diego.Near Petco Park I saw this cosplay of Goku from Dragonball Z.Wonder Woman on a window in San Diego.I spied this cool truck in a parking lot. Black Eyed Peas present Masters of the Sun.A parking lot downtown has been converted into a Viceland promotional area.Have no fear! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming down the sidewalk! Hide the pizza!I learned these actors are performing in Game of Thrones the Musical at the Tenth Avenue Arts Center in San Diego during Comic-Con.Adventure Time cosplay!
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I’m starting to get excited about upcoming 2017 San Diego Comic-Con! It begins in less than two weeks!
Now that I’m beginning to think again about Comic-Con, I’ve been remembering some of the cool cosplay photos I’ve taken the past few years. Just for fun I’ve collected links to old blog posts that contain lots of cosplay photos!
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Blanka of Capcom’s Street Fighter video games. Fun street art in National City.
A bunch of fun, colorful Japanese video game characters have been painted on several utility boxes near the center of National City. I spotted them while walking near the intersection of National City Boulevard and East 8th Street.
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It’s a cosplay of Lego Venom in the middle of the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con crowd!
Here’s another large collection of cosplay photographs! I took these Saturday outside 2016 San Diego Comic-Con!
Seeing so many super creative costumes is one reason I love walking around during Comic-Con. It’s an opportunity for individuals to find unabashed joy in their own personal creativity. It’s all about fantasy and imagination come to life. People young and old can choose to be whatever they choose to be. It’s all good. And it’s all fun!
This cosplay of a Cylon from the original Battlestar Galactica had a moving red light in its helmet and cool Cylon sound effects!A great cosplay of Marvel’s famous superhero couple, Ant-Man and the Wasp.A truly great Addams Family cosplay on the street outside Comic-Con!I was told these ladies are characters from Alice in Wonderland. It appears to me one is the Queen of Hearts and the other is Alice.This cuddly killer is Unipool. He’s even got his own hashtag!I recognize Green Arrow, but the other cosplay I didn’t hear properly when I asked. Does someone out there know? Leave a comment if you do.I learned the cosplay on the right is Mega Man, but I didn’t catch the identity of the fellow on the left. Help!Cosplay of Raven of the Teen Titans.A very cool cosplay of a Jawa from Star Wars.This funny guy combined Joker and Donald Trump!A zombie walks through the Gaslamp with a big pink ribbon. Even the undead can fight for life!It took a moment, but then I realized these little guys were familiar. That’s Crow T. Robot from Mystery Science Theater on the right, and Tom Servo on the left!Menacing cosplay of Cobra Commander.It’s Pac-Man and a small Blinky!A super creative cosplay of a steampunk Batman.I hope the zombies rampaging through the Gaslamp Saturday night were careful. Because these guys wanna kill zombies.This cosplayer seemed a bit surprised that I recognized he was the Mouth of Sauron. I guess I’ve read and watched Lord of the Rings too many times.I learned these guys are cosplaying characters from the video game Fallout.A fun, creative cosplay of characters from The Nightmare Before Christmas.Here comes Spidey!These nice ladies were cosplaying Toriel and Frisk from Undertale.I think I heard this is a Pokemon cosplay. I might be wrong.These Medieval period enthusiasts hail from the Barony of Calafia. They are members of the Society for Creative Anachronism.Incredible cosplay of Ornstein the Dragon Slayer, from Dark Souls.Another super good cosplay. It’s Cable of the X-Men.Some really great costumes–all characters from Game of Thrones.Hey, Cap! What’s up?I was told this cosplay is Tyson Rios, of Army of Two.Super creative cosplay of Marvel’s Lady Sif, Asgardian warrior. Looks like the Jack Kirby version.This cosplay, I believe, is Victarion Greyjoy, from Game of Thrones.The Suicide Squad movie is coming up. This is the original Harley Quinn with an absurdly huge hammer. A little more humor in this version, perhaps.Cosplay of long-time movie hero Zorro!Cosplay from the original Tron. He thought the first movie was best.I was informed this is just a purple fuzzy creature with long ears! Â Even so, it looks somehow familiar.Cosplay of Liliana Vess, from Magic: The Gathering.This Poison Ivy cosplayer must’ve mistaken me for Batman, because she’s blowing a lethal kiss my way!Now a cosplay Catwoman is about to strike me with her whip! Ouch!These musicians in wild Mexican outfits were simply having fun entertaining 2016 San Diego Comic-Con fans in the Gaslamp.Here comes a cool cosplay of Cyclops. Don’t activate your visor! I’m a good guy!
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Post-Apocalyptic Super Mario Brothers cosplay at 2016 San Diego Comic-Con.
The tradition of cosplay–costume play– during San Diego Comic-Con is alive and well! As proof, I offer these cool photos that I took today!
I was completely blown away by the lengths fans will go to create the fantastic likeness of a favorite fictional character. How many of these characters do you recognize?
I see Iron Fist coming up the stairs! Â Many pop culture fans attending San Diego Comic-Con engage in cosplay–wearing costumes depicting characters from comic books, movies, television shows and video games.A fantastic cosplay of Elemental HERO Avian of Yu-Gi-Oh!Cosplay of an armored player in the popular video game Halo.Ghostbusters cosplay at San Diego Comic-Con.Cosplay of a sinister character from the Star Wars universe, Darth Revan.Cosplay enthusiasts stand by during a local television interview outside 2016 San Diego Comic-Con.As I sauntered down a Gaslamp sidewalk, Bane refused to let me pass! Just some of the fun at 2016 Comic-Con.Hulk must be hungry, because now he’ll smash for food!Cosplay of Bombshell Batwoman, from a line of new comic books published by DC Comics. The stories take place during World War II.An elaborate cosplay of Loki, a favorite Marvel supervillain.While I can’t identify many of the characters that walk by during Comic-Con, I definitely enjoy the creativity.This guy informed me his cosplay is the Borderlands character Krieg the Psycho.Krypto, Superman’s faithful super dog, has made a new friend at San Diego Comic-Con!People engaged in fun cosplay pose for a photo. They are characters from the game Moba Legends.This guy just decided to invent a unique character with creepy steampunk elements for Comic-Con.Cosplay outside 2016 San Diego Comic-Con, depicting characters from the blockbuster television show Game of Thrones.Cosplay of Storm, a fan favorite member of the X-Men.Cosplay of Green Arrow, DC superhero and member of the Justice League.An awesome, very elaborate cosplay of Super Shredder, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!I learned these elegant ladies are the Clowns of the Galaxy, with their red-haired Robot. Never heard of them! Looks to me like they were simply having a great time at Comic-Con!A big smile. Cosplay of Gamora, of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Madoka Magica cosplay at 2016 San Diego Comic-Con.
Here comes a huge load of fun photos! It’s Thursday, and 2016 San Diego Comic-Con is as cool, wonderful and crazy as ever. Check out some of what I saw outside the convention center. Lots of cool cosplay and simply insane…well…you have to see for yourself.
Thursday outside San Diego Comic-Con. Crowds of pop culture fans can be seen all around the convention center and Gaslamp Quarter.Fun and often unusual cosplay can be seen everywhere during San Diego Comic-Con. This insanely popular, internationally famous event is quite a spectacle!Cool cosplay of Kenan Kong, the new Chinese Superman!These tough-looking pirates are promoting Sea of Thieves, an upcoming video game for the Xbox.I spotted Flash and Supergirl ambling slowly along during San Diego Comic-Con. It appears Supergirl is getting an urgent communication from the Justice League Watchtower.And here I see Captain America is receiving an urgent summons from Avengers Mansion. Hopefully there are enough superheroes assembled in San Diego to save the cosmos.Some futuristic cosmetics were being tested by stylish Comic-Con fans at this Star Trek venue at Children’s Park.Unfortunately, the transporter seemed to be out of order. Where is Scotty when you need him? I didn’t want to have my molecules scrambled and misplaced today, so I hurriedly moved on.Rick and his pals from Adult Swim were spotted in San Diego near the entrance to Nerd HQ.Wario, Waluigi and Batman have teamed up for 2016 San Diego Comic-Con. At least they did for a moment or two while people snapped photos.Not sure about this cool cosplay. Maybe someone reading this blog can provide an illuminating comment.KFC had very unusual Colonel Sanders artwork outside Comic-Con like last year. The funny sculptures also serve as Wi-Fi hotspots.When you’re a Star Wars Stormtrooper, you need a really, really big baseball cap!Have you seen Larten Crepsley? He seems to be running loose at San Diego Comic-Con.Now we’re in for it. A serious super villain. Seems Joker just escaped from Arkham Asylum. I wonder if he got all those new tattoos in there.No worries! Batman is nearby! So are a couple of Robins. And so is Glenn the Frog from the old video game Chrono Trigger.The Interactive Zone at Petco Park was ready to rock on Thursday and packed with Comic-Con fans!A lovely Ghostbuster was posing by ECTO-4 for a SONY promotion of Ghostbusters. I feel safer already.Lots of people were being videoed while playing Pie Face, which is a Hasbro game. Most every face ended up with whipped cream.Ever wonder where Jack in the Box tacos come from? This might be the explanation. That undead employee at the drive-through window proved hard to kill. (Okay, Jack–just kidding. I might be one of your biggest customers at Hazard Center!)The undead had also taken over a ship behind the convention center! I guess they walked aboard the Abigail when no one was looking.Hopefully zombies can’t swim. Because a couple somehow found themselves in this small boat in San Diego Bay.At Entertainment Weekly’s Con-X, the upcoming fantasy action adventure movie Kubo and the Two Strings was being promoted by some super friendly people. Looks pretty cool!Check it out! An awesomely cool Jabba the Hutt sculpture at Con-X. It was created by Gentle Giant Studios.It’s lunch time for Jabba the Hutt. Looks to me like he needs to go on a diet.Schick is at Con-X giving free shaves. Now that is some close attention!I found a silent, thoughtful man built of red Legos just sitting on a bench at Con-X. The Art of the Brick is coming soon to San Diego’s Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. Cool!Alice and the Mad Hatter invited me for tea, but it was pretty warm outside Comic-Con, so I declined.Little Mermaid cosplay. She’s accompanied by Flounder. Did she arise from San Diego Bay? I’m walking back along the water toward the Hilton.For a few minutes I checked out Comic-Con HQ, which provides streaming video of all the Comic-Con goodness.A collectible figurine of Heavy, from Team Fortress 2, on display at Comic-Con HQ.These guys walking through the Comic-Con HQ area were in steampunk costumes–no particular character.I haven’t a clue who these big fuzzy critters are. Do you know?An excellent cosplay of Madame Vastra from Dr. Who.Back beside the Hard Rock Hotel, hordes of fans were waiting in line to check out the Suicide Squad.A unicorn outside San Diego Comic-Con holds some signs that promote KPBS programming.Oh, noooo! It’s Sharknado, AGAIN! Syfy’s promotional mayhem in the Gaslamp is as crazy as ever.Last year it was Uncle Sams on stilts. In 2016, it’s a bunch of Elvises. Or is that Elvi? Those sharks seem unstoppable.Hey Elvis! Why are you pointing at me? You seem to be the one with the gnawing problem.A cosplay Aquaman and Mera have paused to talk to a knight who is accompanied by a green-skinned damsel. Perhaps you can identify the latter two characters.I learned this cosplay is from The Witcher, a popular video game. Awesome!I don’t fear you! Not you, Scarecrow! Because I know numerous Batmans are nearby.Doc Brown of Back to the Future is looking for Marty. He’s either lost in the crowd or somewhere in time.Another KFC hotspot. Would you like this deep fried?More zany goodness was parading around the Gaslamp. Syfy’s PaTrolli Street Team had some of the most fun, weirdly awesome costumes.Some of that weirdly awesome cosplay approaches, coming up Fifth Avenue.Yeah, I admit it. You, dude, whatever-you-call-yourself, are weirdly awesome.
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