Meztli Icue Papalotl gets a hug after her three daughters helped start a mural being painted by the HOODsisters collective in Pacoima. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
An all-female art collective is reshaping a corner of Pacoima while empowering women.
Hitzilin Ameyalli, 8, right, gets a high-five after working on a mural in Pacoima as her mother, Meztli Icue Papalotl, left, looks on. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
An image of a HOODsisters mural sits on a table next to the work site. The crew looks to empower women and add to the great murals lining Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
The HOODsisters moniker stands for Honoring our Origins, Ourselves and our Dreams. (Michael Robinson Chavez / Los Angeles Times)
The HOODsisters’ mural of Toypurina, a Native American medicine woman who helped lead a revolt against the San Gabriel Mission in 1785. (Hailey R. Branson-Potts / Los Angeles Times)
