Kroc Community Center Phoenix South Mountain
Mosaic is Going to the Kroc!
After two years and three weeks the six piece mosaic is complete and on it’s way to the new Salvation Army Phoenix South Mountain Kroc Center on a truck! The children from Rose Linda school make thier tile hands over a year ago, the little houses made by families in South Mountain last summer, tile made by artist friends and neighbors, every Monday since September……… Every room in my house became part of this project. Long tables filled my living room as we worked around them to assemble and set each mosaic panel. As the panels were completed I stacked them sideways against the wall in my bedroom. Nothing like having the faces and...
Read MoreStudio Tour Visitors place tiles on Salvation Army Center Mosaic
All ages helped set tiles on the Salvation Army Community Mosaic We had a fabulous three days at the Camelback Studio Tour. One of the highlights was the overwhelming community response to participate in setting the tiles on the “South Mountain Community” mosaic panel. This is one of six panels for the new Salvation Army Kroc Phoenix South Mountain Community Center. Linda tries her hand at tile setting on the mosaic Mom, Grandpa and the Little Guy set the turtle on the Community mosaic Ronnie Costa had a blast with this little guy as they set tiles on the...
Read MoreTile Making with Children from Phoenix South Mountain
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...
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Vickie Morrow’s Occassional Blog
- Artists’ Stash Sale April 6, 2013Call to all artists, upcyclers, weavers, fiber artists, knitters, assemblage artists, mosaic artists. ALLLL Artists and folks who just like stuff! We are having one big heap of two artists’ secret stash sale with more interesting things than you can even imagine. 5840 E. Windsor Ave, Scottsdale, AZ 85257 Near 60th Street and Thomas Saturday April 6 […]
- New “Salsa” works at On the Edge GalleryOn the Edge Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona I’m so excited to be included in the fabulous new On the Edge Gallery in Old Scottsdale’s Art District. I am introducing my new “Salsa Art”, Mexican folk art using handmade tiles, rusted nails, bottle caps and other upcycle items. I am also featuring a copper-black-and brown mixed media mirror, and […]
- Art Unraveled Shopping ExtravaganzaHandmade art tiles and handmade buttons along with great hangies were to be my offerings during the Shopping Extravaganza. Then I got a little carried away. Now I have a big box of nails, screws, nuts, bolts, washers, pins etc so heavy I can’t move it! There is a flying goddess, lots of round rusted […]
- Mosaic is Going to the Kroc!After two years and three weeks the six piece mosaic is complete and on it’s way to the new Salvation Army Phoenix South Mountain Kroc Center on a truck! The children from Rose Linda school make thier tile hands over a year ago, the little houses made by families in South Mountain last summer, tile made […]
- Studio Tour Visitors place tiles on Salvation Army Center MosaicAll ages helped set tiles on the Salvation Army Community Mosaic We had a fabulous three days at the Camelback Studio Tour. One of the highlights was the overwhelming community response to participate in setting the tiles on the “South Mountain Community” mosaic panel. This is one of six panels for the new Salvation Army Kroc […]
- Camelback Studio Tour – March 9, 10 and 11Yikes! 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 […]
- Tile Making with Children from Phoenix South MountainThe 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 […]
- Getting Closer to a Really Nice Mosaic Website and Blog!Today I’ve gotten a little closer to a website I can be proud of. At least I have some of the back room and ground work done so I know what I am doing and can share all my artistic adventures and ideas with you. For now though, the best place to see my work […]
- Getting it all together!This blogging is all new to me. Please be patient and in a few days I will have all the going ons of my art classes and workshops, where I am showing and selling my work and the progress of my large projects and commissions. Vickie Morrow […]
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