TAKOMA
PROJECT
The City of Takoma has suggested another site. The wall of the library has high visibility. This follows information that the band around the sides and back that we had been considering are not stable and not suitable for mosaic at this time. Arturo is working on sketches (these images are only for location). |
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The south facing wall is obscured by trees and shadow, but the eastern facing wall provides a nice surface. There is considerable visual clutter around the site that might influence the design.  |
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| It would be ideal to also mosaic smaller areas now, outside the library wall, to help pull the many disparate elements together. Hopefully, in the future, the blank flood wall can be converted into a living wall, a grafitti wall for kids, rotating exhibition, or hanging mosaic, that will help transform the area, once structural issues are resolved. |
IDEAS - thru 2008
- timeline
- building sites
- Arts& Humanities Day
- festivals/ kids' ideas
- november 6th meeting
- november 13th
meeting
WORKSHOPS
- Downs Syndrome Assoc.
Piney Branch
Elementary ESOL
- introductions
- drawing
- clay
- glazing
MD Multicultural Youth Center, Langley Park
- introductions
- planning & instruction
Our workshops in January and February
- glass cutting
- exterior clay
- basic mosaic
This project is being lead by the local nonprofit Art For The People in conjunction with The City of Takoma Park & the Takoma Park Foundation of the Montgomery County Community Foundation.