On July 25, Tacoma native Cristina Martinez will unveil the largest permanent mural in Pioneer Square history, a sweeping painting called "A Soft Place to Land" on Seattle's Occidental Promenade.

The mural stretches roughly 150 by 70 feet across the north exterior wall of the American Life building at 1016 1st Ave. S., according to Cascade PBS and The Stranger, which both called it the largest permanent commissioned mural the neighborhood has ever had.

It depicts a woman in a blue sundress lying on grass surrounded by bright daisies, one arm raised casually as a butterfly hovers near her open hand. Her ankles are crossed, her feet bare.

"This image is a quiet kind of radical act," Martinez said in her artist statement, as reported by Cascade PBS on Wednesday, July 23. "A woman at rest, whole, unhurried, at home in her own skin and in the world around her."

Martinez, a 2026 Neddy Award finalist in painting, created the work during the FIFA World Cup while soccer crowds filled the nearby stadiums in June and July. The piece was meant as a quiet counterpoint to that energy, according to Cascade PBS.

The unveiling takes place at noon Saturday, July 25, on the Occidental Promenade. A print-signing and merchandise release follows from 1 to 6 p.m. at the nearby Populus Hotel, according to the hotel's event page.

The Pioneer Square Historic Preservation Board unanimously approved the mural project on Wednesday, April 2.

The project was curated by ARTXIV and produced by Forest for the Trees, a Pacific Northwest public art nonprofit. Funding came through Seattle's 2024 Transportation Levy via the Seattle Department of Transportation, in partnership with the Alliance for Pioneer Square and the Seattle Parks Foundation, according to the foundation's announcement on Monday, July 20.

For Tacoma residents heading to the Seattle Art Fair, which runs through Saturday, July 26, at the Lumen Field Event Center, the mural is visible along the walking route between Pioneer Square and the stadium.

The Occidental Promenade connects the two areas.

It is also the largest work of Martinez's career. In her artist statement submitted to the preservation board in April, she wrote: "Rest is a part of belonging, and while it should be a right for all, it is often a luxury or a privilege."