Largest Skate Park in North America!

/ Houston, TX, USA/

Largest Skate Park in North America!

Got to see all the amazing concrete work for the skate park in Greenspoint, so excited to be doing this project.

Dylan Park for multiple handicap set to open July 20th and the whole skate park will open in the fall!

Our walls! Soon to have mosaic. 

Inside the bowl

a 20' pipe!

North Texas Sunrise DAY 25, LAST DAY!

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The rewarding end of a long and wonderful journey.  Many THANKS my assistant Kate and to the  team from Mosaika, all who glazed, cut, and placed tile as well as Mike, Emily and Ferruccio for installing.  Could not have done it without you! And a huge THANKS to Drema Chaves and Kay Kallos from the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Kim Kavanagh of KAVPLAN, the team from Hensel Phelps Construction, and Jeff Miller of Love Field Modernization Program for all your support during the installation.  




My amazing team! Ferruccio went home early and is not pictured.


North Texas Sunrise DAY 19

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Pieces for today, the last 3D pieces!


Mike and Emily work well together way up there!

Where you can find us.

The last bit of back-buttering.

Ready for the next piece.

Mike makes it look easy.


Almost to the end!
All the crazy artists out to dinner!
We ended the day on a high note, treated to dinner with Brower Hatcher and the team from Mid-Ocean Studios! Delicious! Thank you Kay and Drema!!

North Texas Sunrise DAY 12

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DAY 12
Our opening act: a magic stand alone ladder

Today we will start to put in the hop clover

View from the stationary camera recording the process in time-lapse


We are very focused in our work today.

Even the plastic backing can be beautiful!

The pieces are like a negative of stain glass when held to the light.

A hop clover with attitude.

Looking fabulous!

End of day 12

North Texas Sunrise DAY 11

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DAY 11
Our scissorlift has arrived!
Ferruccio peeling the panels to go up

Mike and Emily rising to the height of the Bluebonnets.
The top edge is measured and cut on-site to fit .  These are the cutoffs.

We made it to the TOP!
There are so many ways to play with scale and this mosaic.  It really is the perfect wall.
Lunch break in Moss Lee Love Garden just off the check-in desks at Dallas Love Field.

Detail of Back in the Moment by Sherry Owens

The bronze sculpture mades great shadows. 

Detail of Back in the Moment by Sherry Owens

Lunch in a bronze forest.

Team work! Kate and I setting the scaffolding after lunch.

The Indian Blanket from yesterday peeled, cleaned and glowing.

Mike directing the light and the next pieces.

Ferruccio ready.

Mike pounding the one piece and putting in the next piece.

Emily fitting the pieces together around the giant dandelion.


Getting ready for tomorrow... the stars mark where we need to build up the tile to meet the 3D piece, ie backbuttering.

Closing the crates after a good days work.

So excited to have made it to the top today!

North Texas Sunrise DAY 10

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DAY 10
We start the day cleaning what we did the day before.  

3D Indian Blanket waiting for installation

And it's in!

Evidence of grouting! We are testing colors... stay tuned!

The underside of a Daisy

Progress!

Wow, those flowers are taller then Emily!

Mike! Don't eat that sponge! It's for grouting!


The sky is beginning to fill in.  We are now more then halfway installed.