The goal: people of all all ages and cultures collaborating to create a beautiful mosaic mural alongside the Rail Trail.
The theme is “Generations” as I hope to have participants of all ages working on this mural. Elders will also leave quotes and words of wisdom on stone tiles at the base of the mural while the youth will be creating soaring bird tiles. There will be a glass mandala filled sky which can be created by participants in several ongoing tiling workshops.
The mural is finished! Thanks to everyone who volunteered. I'll let everyone know if/when a reception event is happening.
Some people have asked for precise directions to the mural. Enjoy!
Donations are still needed to protect the wall and for ongoing maintenance. Remember that you can donate to Galisteo Arts Association for a tax-deductble donation (more details about that).
What started out as a conversation at the 2021 Galisteo studio tour turned into an idea for a mural project. The Santa Fe Seniors on Bikes (a group I am a member of), and the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Santa Fe thought it might be a nice idea to create a mural together. I have many years experience doing community mural projects and was excited to beautify a wall in Santa Fe. My wall search began and I favored walls along the bike trail. I put flyers into mail boxes and found immediate positive response from wall owners that live on the trail.
Because of COVID19, people were still afraid to get together closely. I had zoom meetings and emails but the first tile workshop wasn’t until May 2022 at Raven Tree Studios in Eldorado. There the participants made wisdom stones for the base of the mural. The next day 5th grade students from Aspen Magnet School created birds out of clay for the sky.
Most of the summer of 2022, I have held community mandala making popups thanks to Vital Spaces and ArtWalk Santa Fe.
You can read ongoing summary of project finances.
