Minnesota Discovery Center Mural Progression (in progress)

Bertha's teapots

"Bertha's teapots"  Mixed media Watercolor on gatorfoam board worked into with soft pastels

Two Harbors, MN Library Mural Project- The process

 The finished mural

 

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 Attaching the fused glass Luna moths

 My ceramic crows & cast glass ferns

 Finishing touches

 Fused glass Luna moths with Nancy Miller's mosaic glass panels

 Putting the "Lady of the Library" into place.

 The finished project features: agate/glass mosaic panels made by Nancy Miller, my ceramic crows, fused glass Luna moths, rusted metal frame and leaves, painted figure and background, the Two Harbors # 3 Train, the Two Harbors lighthouse and ore docks, the woman's pin features the Edna G Tug Boat, her book features the John Beargreese Sled Dog race, Her hair features lamp-worked native flowers.

 Nancy Miller adding rocks to my ceramic crow tiles.

 Nancy Miller's ceramic leaves being painted

 Nancy's ceramic leaves after firing

 My glass cast leaves made from a graphite mold I carved.

 Fused glass Luna Moths I kiln fired.

 Graphite mold I carves to make the glass leaves with ceramic test.

 Cut steel for tree structure before rusting.

 Cut and shaped leaf elements before rusting.

 Pressing the fiddle-head ferns with my dad.

 Pressed fiddle-heads- still hot!

 Nancy Miller's glass/agate mosaics.

  Pressing the fiddle-head ferns with my dad and Nancy Miller

 Me rusting the frame parts.

 Detail of Lamp-worked flowers being added to the woman's hair.

 Finished piece installed at the Two Harbors Public Library.

 Placing the first element- the clouds.

 Details when installed.

 Nancy Miller attaching the stained glass part while I design the fiddle-head and leaf area.

 When completed.

 Lots of time spent on ladders.

 Working things out on my living room floor!

 Bending the steel leaves.

 Some lamp-worked flowers.

 Initial drawing - sketch for the woman.

 Very first concept sketch!

 My ceramic panels before the rocks were glued- working out ideas.

Woman while being painted and then shown completed.