HOSPITAL MOSAICS
Mosaics in hospital settings brighten everyone's day. My skills as a children's book illustrator are readily apparent in work I have done for a variety of Children's Hospitals in several states. Below are some highlights. Some of the works were purchased others commissioned. Hospital mosaics include large wall murals as well as smaller wall hangings.
Installation in Miamisburg, OH, part of the Dayton Children's Hospital. Once again, the theme is FLIGHT. I am really pleased with this mural. The letters were created by a group of mosaic artists in Haiti, who I connected with through Laurel True who has worked with them many times. Also there are really cool dichromatic plexiglass shapes that mirror what is suspended from the ceiling of the first floor below, fabricated by Stephen Canneto of Columbus, OH.
detail of astronaut in FLIGHT mosaic
Wall one, the theme includes kites, fairies, animal clouds, a sunset and moon and stars.
Wall two with balloons, hot air balloons, a zeppelin, ribbons and flying birds and biplanes along with lots of flowers and blue skies.
DAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL The 3 mosaics above were projects installed in 2017 at Dayton Children's Hospital in Dayton and Miamisburg, OH. The small houses, flowers, shooting stars and butterflies were created by hospital staff and children as well as a small group of patients. 3-d ceramic elements were made by Sikiu Perez, a ceramicist I also worked with on the Inova murals in Fairfax, VA.
Beacon Street sign.
BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL This grouping of mosaics was another project in 2017. 'BEACON STREET, Boston' was the theme for a new floor hallway at Children's Hospital, Boston. I used imagery from the area but in unexpected colors.
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'Make Way for Ducklings', the iconic bronze statuary in the Boston Common from a duck's perspective, of course!
State House on the 4th of July.
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Rather than a mosaic of the Swan boats, here are a couple of the real denizens of the pond in the Boston Common.
George Washington statue on the Boston Common.
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Frog Pond contemplation.
Footbridge near where Swan Boats are stored.
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The SEA is the theme of the 8th floor…
Full view of the 'SKY' floor. The nurses on the 9th floor did a wonderful job with the colorful balloons.
'LAND', located on the 10th floor, my personal favorite of the 3 floors, perhaps because the wildlife includes some of my wild neighbors here in western MA.
FAIRFAX INOVA Women and Children's Hospital, Fairfax, VA
This was a real fast track mosaic hospital project. I laid the first tiles on November 1st of 2015 and was installing all panels a mere 2 and a half months later - working right through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s.
A unique aspect of this project was collaborating with Sikiu Perez, a ceramic artist from Connecticut, SikiuPerez.com. Her 3 dimensional brightly colored ceramics invite one and all to TOUCH their surfaces
A happy sea turtle…
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The mama and baby mole are one of my most favorite parts of the mosaic! These are located just below the foxes in 'LAND' mural…
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'Flow', 40 mosaic rounds at Children's Hospital, Boston.
One of my favorites, based on an image of a microscope slide.
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Another favorite, the inspiration behind this one is weaving patterns.
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Cells in the same color groupings.
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CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, BOSTON This installation in 2014 remains one of my favorite hospital projects. I made 40 round colorful abstracts, many with a science theme - based on microscopic images of cells, the DNA helix, mitosis, the spiral form...I could have continued making these ad infinitum. These are located in the entryway to the outpatient wing of the hospital in downtown Boston.
My amigo JUAN, one of the highlights of the mosaic installation. I chatted with Juan (in spanish) and he never failed to lift my spirits!
NEMOURS DUPONT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, Wilmington, DE
Most unfortunately I never got decent images of the mosaics I made for Nemours Dupont Children's Hospital in Wilmington, DE in 2014. The themes for the other 2 columns were tubing on the Delaware and a mermaid and underwater scene. Pictured here is Juan, a worker at the hospital who made the experience a more enjoyable one. This was a collaboration with Rhonda Heisler who created 3 other mosaic columns.
Most unfortunately I never got decent images of the mosaics I made for Nemours Dupont Children's Hospital in Wilmington, DE in 2014. The themes for the other 2 columns were tubing on the Delaware and a mermaid and underwater scene. Pictured here is Juan, a worker at the hospital who made the experience a more enjoyable one. This was a collaboration with Rhonda Heisler who created 3 other mosaic columns.
'Garden Seasons' mosaic mural Orlando, FL
My favorite part of the mural are the various owls featured in these close-up images.
NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, Orlando, FL 2012 Garden Season, a 5 paneled mosaic mural on the 4th floor garden area of the Nemours Children's Hospital, Orlando, FL. Mosaics drawn and assembled by children at Camp Boggy Creek in Eustis, Florida are the focal points. I went down to the camp and instructed the counselors in mosaic assembly, during the camp each new session had the opportunity to contribute to the mosaic.
Spring Dogwood, this mosaic covers 4 sides of an area above a fireplace at St.Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis, IN 2011
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detail Dogwood, I really like how loosely realistic the blossoms are.
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'Voyage', mosaic at Children's Hospital, Boston. My first mosaic mural commission in 2008. From time to time I still use this when applying for public art projects. I like the wide variety of elements that illustrate the theme.
These last hospital mosaics are a selection of the works I have created in health care that are not major projects; some were commissioned and others purchased.
'Through the Seasons' UMASS Medical Center commission, Worcester, MA 2010
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'End of Summer', purchased for Children's Hospital, Boston, 2012
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'Tidal Pool' UMASS Medical Center commission, Worcester, MA 2013
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'Windy Day on the Charles', Boston Children's Hospital commission, 2012
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'Spring Emergence', purchased for Cape Cod Hospital, 2010
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I made the mosaic 'Home is Where the Heart Is' as part of a project for Children's Hospital, Boston where they asked their contributing artists to make a piece based on the theme of HOME for a special exhibit. The works were then auctioned off as a fundraiser. I LOVE this piece, wish I had bought it myself!
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