This little welded box with a sign telling the story stands unobtrusively at Abbot Kinney and Andalusia.  Pole invites all to “take a peek.”    It is a peek of Venice of yesterday in the middle of Abbot Kinney of today. Took this gawker back to the days of yore before wide screen TV and certainly before digital art … back to the days of the picture boxes that are in museums now.  Just delightful.

This is another Robin Murez creation that is “just there.”  All of her work seems to fit in with the surroundings and sometimes it even has to be pointed out and maybe explained before one gets the warmth of the total wonderment.

One of her pieces was a Venice Neighborhood Book Park on a pole on Andalusia and Altair. It says “neighborhood” bigger than any neon sign could flash.  It was a community lending library for a neighborhood.  The lending library was a feature photo in a previous Update.

Murez is the one involved with the public property at the end of 522 Venice Blvd.   Actually, Murez can spot an area that needs a “touch” without any help.  She looks for spaces such as the corner of Ocean and Venice that need a touch to make it beautiful and Venice.   She doesn’t do just corners but that is another story.  Update will feature many of her pieces of art throughout this coming year.  Her work can be seen at www.robinmurez.com and www.venicepublicart.com.