San Diego Union-Tribune

Sherman Heights’ painted utility boxes bring color to neighborhood

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — While cleaning out her late-grandfather’s garage one afternoon, artist Yvette Roman found random trinkets, mementos and toys he kept in storage over the years. One of those finds, ...
Los Angeles Times

Painted utility boxes bring color to San Diego neighborhood

SAN DIEGO — While cleaning out her late grandfather’s garage one afternoon, artist Yvette Roman found random trinkets, mementos and toys he kept in storage over the years. One of those finds, a dusty ...
Seven Days

Who’s Behind the Artwork on South Burlington’s Utility Boxes?

Some aspects of the built environment are so drab and uninteresting that after a while we stop noticing them. Utility boxes, those refrigerator-size metal cabinets found on the corner of virtually ...
Los Angeles Times

Utility box art connects the Los Angeles community, from dull eyesores to embellishing every street corner

Three years ago, I was on my way to school when I saw someone coving a gray utility box with light pink paint. Throughout the week, other designs began to appear: succulents, colors of all different ...