The Institute of Fabrefaction is located at The Compound Gallery & Studios in Oakland, CA. Fabrefaction is a Victorian term used to describe the process or act of creating or developing, as of a work of art. In this mural we incorporate a contemporary reinterpretation of The Great Seal of the United States, including the Zenith Eye. In place of the olive branch and arrows, the tools of the studios are illustrated including renderings of right angles, plumb, nails, cutting torch, brayer, brushes, a mouse, and blacksmith hammer. The latin phrase E Pluberus Unum (out of many, one) is replaced with A Posse Ad Esse (From possibility to actuality), this reinterpretation of the latin phrase speaks to the process that artist use to transform an idea to a physical art piece.

The Institute of Fabrefaction

The Great Seal of the Department of Artisans.