Description:  This piece commemorates the work of the Santa Cruz AIDS Project (SCAP), established in 1985. Through programs designed to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS and meet the needs of those diagnosed with the disease, the many employees and volunteers of SCAP showed incredible love for their community, leaving a legacy of care like no other.

The front face depicts the late Gary Reynolds, a valiant and outspoken activist who volunteered with SCAP until his death from AIDS in 1990. Reynolds was the first grand marshal of Santa Cruz Pride and passed away the night after the parade. He left a mark on Santa Cruz Pride history that deserves to be commemorated.

This piece also celebrates the Lavender Reader, a publication by and for Santa Cruz County's LGBTQ community that spread awareness of and reported on the work of SCAP. As a whole, the goal of this work is to uplift the activism and community work from a diverse array of people during a time when so much, and so many, were lost.

This piece was created in collaboration with the team behind the documentary film “Never the Last Love Letter”,  a documentary that immortalizes the work of SCAP and its importance to the community of Santa Cruz County.