Monthly Archives: February 2012

Camelback Studio Tour – March 9, 10 and 11

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Several mosaic projects in progress in Vickie's artist studio

Yikes!  There are five projects in progress on my studio table.  I work best with several things to work on at once and lots of tiles and ojbects around me to inspire or add to the art piece or mosaic.
Before the Camelback Studio Tour in only two and half weeks I will have these pieces completed and ready…..including grouting.
Be sure and mark your calendar for the Studio Tour March 9, 10 and 11.  It’s free, the neighborhood is great, lots of new art, you can put a tile on the mosaic for the new Salvation Army Kroc South Mountain Community Center.  My home and studio is studio one on the map.  Get your map at www.CamelbackStudioTour.com

Tile Making with Children from Phoenix South Mountain

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Artist Vickie Morrow making tiles with children from Phoenix South Mountain

Artist Vickie Morrow works with children of Phoenix South Mountain to make tiles for Community Center mosaic

The new Salvation Army Kroc Community Center Phoenix South Mountain has been under construction for almost two years.  The grand opening is May 18, 2012.     Yikes!  We still have lots of work to do on the mosaic for the new building.

I have been working with the children and families to make tiles for a HUGE mosaic of six - two foot by ten foot panels.  We started by making the tiles with the children from Rose Linda School in the “Old” Salvation Army South Mountain Community Center.

With the severe cuts in arts and programs in the schools none of these children have ever worked or played with clay or made anything with clay.  So in addition to making tiles of their hands they made coil bowls they could take home.

After the glaze firing I had all 65 wonderful bowls in my studio waiting for me to deliver them.  It was a great feel good just to look at the fun and funky shapes, some not holding together very well, others with fancy handles and all of them in wonderful bright colors.