It looks like Occupy LA won’t be dissipating any time soon. With blue skies overhead, temperate weather and permission from City Council to occupy as long as they want, protestors are putting down roots. For some artists, that means establishing a temporary exhibition or creating a workshop in the midst of downtown’s tent city. Below, three Angelenos talk about how Occupy LA inspired them.

Jesse Dottson set up a free shop where his team of graphic artists prints 99% on clothing to help people express solidarity even when they can’t attend the occupation.

Occupy LA jesse by tdichristopher

Simone Missirian created this pumpkin patch full of gourds in the image of the people she believes are to blame for economic injustice.

Occupy LA simone by tdichristopher

A young artist who uses the name Green Gambit erected a prism installation; he said the way light reflects color through a prism was similar to the way the messages being fed into the Occupy movement could be interpreted differently by those who hear them.

Occupy LA greengambit by tdichristopher

On the periphery of City Hall, protestors chant and dance in the center of a drum circle.

Occupy LA ambient by tdichristopher