the redman lives! at last hallelujah. vision realized and it feels pretty good- now, except my wrist that really still hurts from rubbin all the grout off those tiles. outside it is snowing now, snow-globe-a-ramma. too cold out now for outdoor mosaic work- under 55 degrees is a no-go. that is why i just had to put it on the calendar in october and getter' done as they say. it was four full days of pretty intense creative labor. a big shout out to all the people that rolled up their sleeves and pitched in- the resident artists at redline and my fabulous family. thank you!!
the idea that took about 8 months to come to fruition- there was tile making making and glazing and baking with the redline teens- (my boy amaru got his finger stuck in the slab roller and spent weeks recovering from the crushed finger) the there was gathering tile and broken dishes from the community, there were supplies to be bought and hauled, and returned and rehauled, (hobo, menards, lowes AND home depot) and ordered form the internet, there were masons to consult, a good line on mirror glass to be found- glass to be cut (and more bleeding fingers- redline teens this time), then brick cleaning, cement mixing, brick parging, tile braking and cutting, tile placing, tile grouting and grouting and grouting, and grout sealing, and sealing and sealing.
ta-da!!!!
The mosaic marks the back "artist entrance" to redline milwaukee which is where i have my studio space. it was just a plain grey door before. now it is a plain grey door with a huge redman pointing to it. kool.
the idea that took about 8 months to come to fruition- there was tile making making and glazing and baking with the redline teens- (my boy amaru got his finger stuck in the slab roller and spent weeks recovering from the crushed finger) the there was gathering tile and broken dishes from the community, there were supplies to be bought and hauled, and returned and rehauled, (hobo, menards, lowes AND home depot) and ordered form the internet, there were masons to consult, a good line on mirror glass to be found- glass to be cut (and more bleeding fingers- redline teens this time), then brick cleaning, cement mixing, brick parging, tile braking and cutting, tile placing, tile grouting and grouting and grouting, and grout sealing, and sealing and sealing.
ta-da!!!!
The mosaic marks the back "artist entrance" to redline milwaukee which is where i have my studio space. it was just a plain grey door before. now it is a plain grey door with a huge redman pointing to it. kool.
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