Mount Takasaki Oita Sister City

6ft x 13ft

Glass tile mosaic

Ote Park, Oita, Japan

I completed a mosaic mural in Ote Park in Oita, Japan, Austin’s Sister City, to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Austin–Oita Sister City program. The artwork was unveiled during an official delegation visit led by Austin Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes, in partnership with the City of Oita’s International Affairs Division.

Featuring the iconic landscape of Mount Takasaki, the mural reflects the longstanding cultural exchange between the two cities and serves as a lasting symbol of international connection, collaboration, and shared civic values.

I taught the awesome art students at Tsurusaki Technical High School about my mosaic practice, and they helped place tiles to create the final mural. They even helped out during the lively installation days, getting their hands dirty and working together to create this public monument of cultural exchange.

SEE THE MURAL IN PERSON AT

Ote Park

10 Funaimachi, Oita, 870-0021, Japan