GUATEMALA COMMUNITY MOSAIC PROJECTS
I have now done 10 Guatemala community mosaic projects. I LOVE this country and have made some very dear friends here. Re-designing my website I intended to condense all of the trips to one page but decided to leave it all up, hopefully someone may be inspired to pursue a similar dream...
I will be returning to San Lucas Toliman in January and February of 2025 for more information on Guatemala Community mosaic projects, email me, cindy@bigbangmosaics.com
I will be returning to San Lucas Toliman in January and February of 2025 for more information on Guatemala Community mosaic projects, email me, cindy@bigbangmosaics.com
La Camioneta
1. 'La Camioneta' translates to 'the chicken bus' and is located on a wall of the city zoo in Quetzaltenango and made in 2013. My first trip is well documented with a slide gallery show on this page.
Nuestra Xelaju de siempre
2. 'Nuestra Xelaju' or "Our Xela forever" is on a wall of the University of San Carlos, made in 2014. The project this year was largely orchestrated by Eunice Lopez Ruiz and her husband Alejandro Anleu, a local stained glass artisan.
Don't miss the 2 baby quetzals in the tree hollow!
3. 'Quetzal Family' on a wall of the Zoo in Quetzaltenango created in 2015. Another great turnout of volunteers to work on several walls outside the zoo. I worked on the designs by local artists and then focused on this wall.
mosaic on one of the walls of the cemetery, San Lucas Tolimán
4. 'El Lago' San Lucas Toliman, March, 2016. I was thrilled to return to Guatemala, this time to a village on the shores of beautiful Lake Atiltlan. We created 2 murals in the direct method working in the blazing sun.
Hotel Tolimán gate entrance mosaic
5. 'El Lago Espectacular'
...English translation, 'The Spectacular Lake', San Lucas Toliman, October, 2016. My first and only time I have visited Guatemala in the fall. This time it wasn't a formal community project as I designed and created this mosaic (with some much appreciated volunteer help) as a donation to Hotel Toliman.
...English translation, 'The Spectacular Lake', San Lucas Toliman, October, 2016. My first and only time I have visited Guatemala in the fall. This time it wasn't a formal community project as I designed and created this mosaic (with some much appreciated volunteer help) as a donation to Hotel Toliman.
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Tolimoto is a made-up word - 'Toli' from Toliman, name of the volcano which rises majestically above the town, and 'moto' from motorcycle. When we made this mosaic in 2019, I never saw a woman on a moped like what is depicted here. In 2022, I lost track of how many there were!
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Tolimoto! 2019 Mural
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3 mosaics on La Calle Principal
7. 'La gente de San Lucas Toliman'
The people of San Lucas Toliman were the focus of the mosaics we created in 2020, just before the world closed down due to Covid Pandemic.
The people of San Lucas Toliman were the focus of the mosaics we created in 2020, just before the world closed down due to Covid Pandemic.
8. We are back! Mosaics 2022Two separate groups created a variety of projects, so wonderful to be back after a year away due to the Covid pandemic.
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Assembling tile in our shaded work area
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Explaining the mosaic process to a group of interested art students, we are hoping tom work with this group in March!
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9. CASA FELIZ, mosaics of elderly town residents 2023Another wonderful week in San Lucas Toliman, we created 2 larger mosaics of people and 2 smaller birds adding to the existing series of local large scale songbirds.
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10. 2024, CASA FELIZ, the HOSPITAL, birds and more Once more we had 2 separate fantastic visits, so many rich cultural experiences and never a dull moment!
