44 is a very important number to the Eastside of Tacoma and especially Salishan. 44th street is the main street in Salishan and home to Tacoma Housing Authority Office, Tacoma Housing Authority Office, Community Health Care Clinic, Lister Elementary and Family Investment Center. “For 4 Four” was built to acknowledge the significance of the notorious 44th street and everything it means to us.

I wanted to give our Eastside community a symbol of pride and something that shows intention and proper representation in the process of public art. The location selected is an homage to a place of legend called Eastside Neighborhood Center aka “ENC”, which was a community center dedicated to love and education.

44 is symbolic in so many ways ranging for President Obama to gang culture, and this piece encompasses those things and everything in between.