Artist Tosca Carranza was commissioned by Near East Area Renewal to paint five traffic signal control boxes along Rural Street, in a series called “I Love My Neighborhood.” The design for this box represents happiness:  the bluebird’s bright color and energetic behavior have been associated with happiness since ancient times in cultures around the globe, popularized in this country in a 1934 song called the ‘Bluebird of Happiness.’

Tosca Carranza is a painter and art educator who lives on Indianapolis’ Near Eastside.