Phelps, who's 41 and lives in San Francisco, has been making art for 20 years, but it's been the last year or so that his art has been in high demand, with commissions and other projects around the Bay Area and internationally.[from SF Weekly]

During the design phase I was struck that the work space was underneath the streets and buildings of San Francisco. I felt the power of being INSIDE the city. I was reminded of the 1906 earthquake and the energy that lies dormant underground. I thought of the nutrients in the Earth which gives rise to the food that grows from it. This two ideas harmonized and became the swirling sprouting mural that emerged.[from the artist's website]