Canal Mural planning cont’d
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
one of my many design renderings
one of my many design renderings
I’m a little delayed in posting my work progress, because I’ve been so indecisive with the design! I actually started sketching and making mock-ups at the beginning of August. I’m posting a few images of my planning process this past month. In the “creative” brainstorming phase I also need to consider important aspects of the mural … such as size, exterior vs. interior, surface preparation, and in this case the curved substrate which poses a whole different set of challenges! I learned alot when working on the 20 ft. curved wall mural at Joys House that will help my decisions on this project.
I have recently started on my design for the Arts Council mural program. I’ll be creating a tile mural for two areas on the Canal, on the balconies of the Vermont St. pedestrian bridge. I will regularly post steps of the process….Look for me to be installing in late October! For more info and to see other artists’ mural progress visit the Arts Council “46 for 46” website:
http://www.artscouncilofindianapolis.org/murals/about
tiles from Childrens Museum summer camp
I completed this project in the winter months, during the studio construction. It was good to have something going on, a project to help me get settled into ‘work mode’ in the space (besides just setting up the studio itself).
The 1″ square green tiles are recycled glass. I created the border and accent pieces to tie-in the granite counter tops with the recycled glass.