Unincorporated Mural Projet
The Unincorporated Mural Project is an ongoing effort to support public art in our community. This wall is a rotating outdoor mural series at our flagship roastery in Altadena. A new Artist every year! The mural grant is provided by Unincorporated Coffee roasters annually.
Josh & Leanna Viers
Josh and Leanna, husband and wife design duo, share a passion for carefully considered shapes executed cleanly. Josh is a concept designer for film with a background in industrial design and 25 years of experience. Leanna is a graphic designer with a background in biotech who studied sign painting under renowned Ralph “Doc” Guthrie. Together they have produced dynamic art nuanced to suit an eclectic mix of LA neighborhoods. They currently operate out of their studio in the foothills of Altadena, CA.
About the mural: Caballeros & Peacocks
Josh and Leanna moved to the Altadena foothills in 2019, and immediately fell in love with the flora, fauna and community. The caballeros and peacocks are timeless symbols that represent the neighborhood’s rich history that the couple wanted to honor. Inspired by the innovative style of Disney artist Eyvind Earle’s iconic work from the 1960’s with a little modern influence from Japanese digital artist Tadahiro Uesugi, the elongated proportions, and simple shapes seen in the mural are meant to conjure mindfulness and peace.
History of the Unincorproated Mural Project
We are proud and honored to be able to share our wall with some incredible artists. we'd like to thank all artists who have helped make this project special.
2022
Brendan Monroe
Brendan Monroe is an artist based locally in Los Angeles and a graduate from Art Center College of Design. His work is focused on finding form and space in nature and using it to illustrate an abstract world. The mural outside is a representation with loose definition of a fluid, steam or undulating flat surface.
2023
Cleon Peterson
Cleon is a local Altadena based artist whose chaotic and violent paintings show clashing figures in a struggle between power and submission in the fluctuating architecture of contemporary society.
Peterson works with a spare color palette, often limiting himself to black, white, red, and yellow. He received his MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art before going on to exhibit in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Paris, San Francisco, and beyond.