El Arbol

Mosaics

Apr 16

13ft x 21ft, 2019

Glass tile mosaic on cement board, Schluter strip frame

Georgetown Municipal Courthouse, Georgetown, TX

Being awarded the entrance lobby feature wall art installation for the new construction of Georgetown Courthouse, I strove to integrate a local landmark with a naturalistic theme, like a larger-than-life postcard that people can interact with. I was inspired by the sprawling depth and beauty of the vista from Jim Hogg Campground at Lake Georgetown and wanted to recreate a simple and serene scene with a timeless technique.

Deceiving in its simplicity, I sourced every 3/4 inch glass tile color available across the country and fabricated a slightly blurry, technologically-impressionistic (pixelated) version of this photographic image. I developed a system using computer design software to count colors and render it to the exact site dimensions. I proceeded to fabricate the mosaic mural off-site using exactly 53,940 hand-placed glass tiles.