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Cafe MoMo mosaic in Staines – Kaptain Kobold
The New Westminster Parks and Recreation Department is requesting submissions from Mosaic Artists who will work with the 12th Street Public Art Initiative Committee and to collaborate with the community to design, create and install two Mosaics in the sidewalk on 12th Street. The timeframe for implementation and completion will be between March 9th and July 31st, 2009.
Mosaics in the pavement – Manchester England – BrokenClouds
The 12th Street Public Art Initiative Committee is comprised of local residents and city staff who are using public art to showcase the unique characteristics of the neighbourhood, to celebrate the City’s 150th Birthday, and to increase foot traffic on the street. Through community engagement, the artist will work with residents of all ages to design and create two 3 foot by 3 foot mosaics that the artist will install in the sidewalk on 12th Street.
Family fun on Mosaic Sidewalk – Paris, France – Gabri Le Cabri
Submission Requirements:
- Curriculum Vitae: Provide your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and detailing experience relating to mosaic artwork and other relevant information;
- Visual Documentation: Examples of artwork that best illustrates mosaic tile experience. Include a maximum of 10 photographs or images on 8-1/2” x 11” paper or jpeg image files on a CD-ROM. All visual documentation will be returned to artist once the selection process has been completed;
- Pricing Schedule: Requirements will include 2 meetings with committee, 2 public design meetings, artistic rendering, 2 workshops involving the community in the creation of the mosaic, and installation of mosaics into the sidewalk. The price must include all artist fees, materials and GST;
- Schedule Confirmation: The Artist’s written commitment that the artwork will be completed and installed within the time frame specified.
Submission Closing Date:
Monday, February 23, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Yaletown Mosaic – Vancouver, BC – Mussels
Enquiries:
Please refer all enquiries regarding the Call to Artists to Mary Wilson, 12th Street Initiative Committee at (604) 522-3960 or email rchadwick@newwestcity.ca
Mailing Address:
Renee Chadwick
New Westminster Parks and Recreation
600 8th Street
New Westminster, BC V3M 3S2
Mosaic Mural – Byrne Creek School Students – Art Teacher – Sue Lin – Burnaby, British Columbia – Canada
Education: B.A., B.Ed., M.A.
Ms. Lin is the Visual Art, Ceramics and Sculpture, and Art Foundations teacher at Byrne Creek Secondary for the 2006/2007 school year. In 1991, she obtained her Fine Arts diploma from Langara Community College. Following two years of Fine Arts training, Ms. Lin attended York University in Toronto for a year to study commercial art. While in Toronto, she enrolled in the Co-Op Program where she completed a joint work/study program in advertising. In 1992, she returned to Vancouver, the city she loves, to earn a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education at the University of British Columbia.
Upon graduation, Ms. Lin traveled to Asia and taught English as a Second Language (ESL) in China and Taiwan. She loved the experience of working and traveling while teaching in various parts of the world. Back in British Columbia, her first teaching assignment was at Burnaby South Secondary School where she taught Mandarin for a year. Following a year of teaching languages, Ms. Lin went to Alpha Secondary School where she taught Fine Arts from 1996 to 2004. At Alpha Secondary, she enjoyed teaching Advanced Placement (AP) Art where she assisted students with the preparation of their art portfolios which would further their education and training in the arts. She is a member of the AP College and has attended Advanced Placement Conferences in Vancouver and Los Angeles. Before coming to Byrne Creek Secondary, Ms Lin spent a year at Cariboo Hill Secondary where she recently taught Art and ESL. Ms. Lin has taught in the Burnaby School District for 10 years, and recently completed her Master of Art Degree. Subjects taught include: ESL; Mandarin; CAPP 11; and, the Arts. Ms. Lin loves teaching and looks forward to sharing her passion of the arts with her students.
Ms. Lin’s Visual Art Class – Mosaic Groups
Group A – Grabrile Lam, Yeong Jin Jeon, Michael Kim, Xiao Yi Huang, Ada Jiang, Nathan Chu.
Group B – A Young Min, Joyce Chang, Shioro Fukada, Catherine Ryu & Hamdy Farah.
Group C – Christina Florian, Razma Mohammad Yusof, Omeryra Gadri & Hossein Rasooli.
Group D – Michelle O’Hanlon, Marisha Nachor, Michael Cortez, Michael Kirkpatrick & Daniel Bowes.
Group E – Monique Limin, Czarina Carino, Vanessa Chiang & Razieh Jafari.
Group F – Aris Mohammad Yusof, Grace Musaka, Evangeli Anteros, Oscar Valle & Abele Fresew.
Mosaic materials & tools list:
adhesive ex.weldbondadhesive – used to bond tesserae to a base. ex. thinset, weldbond, silicone. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
grout ex. custom polyblend
grout – a type of chemically setting cement that fills the interstices between the tesserae. Grout produces hard, dense joints that are resistant to shrinking, cracking and wear. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
two wheeled mosaic cutter
two wheeled mosaic cutter – a hand tool for cutting mosaic tesserae, great for glass. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
vitreous tile
vitreous tile – square glass mosaic tiles most commonly 3/4″ x 3/4″ made in molds from glass paste. They have a smooth top but the bottom is keyed with ridges for better adhesion. m.a.s. mosaic glossary
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