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Linda W
location
Concord and Itin
(Spring Garden - East Deutschtown)
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Another Coommunity Workshop June 13

the project

Our project entails covering the cement-block base of the City Steps at the corner of Itin and Concord Streets with a mosaic mural of approximately 120 square feet. The imagery would be relevant to the history of the neighborhood and coordinate with the completed mural nearby at Homer and Damas Streets on Spring Hill.  We will involve the residents of the two adjacent communities in the creation of individual flowers. Most of the mural will be done by two professional artists, Linda Wallen and Amanda Wolf who worked on the Spring Hill mural.

the steps

To complete our project we anticipate:

  • Community workshop on June 13, 2015, allowing local residents to create flowers in glass mosaic or in clay.  
  • Work on mosaic, with volunteers, indoors on moveable substrates June through August 2015.
  • September 2015 installation of mosaic onto City Steps. 

why we're doing it

The two neighborhoods involved were settled by German immigrants. These working-class neighborhoods have long suffered from neglect and could use some visually exciting artwork. By sprucing up this public area we hope to improve the quality of place and change how people see our neighborhood.

budget

DISBURSEMENT BUDGET (as of 6/30/15)



RAISED = $3,431.00
ioby Platform Fee  $35.00
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee (3%) $98.91
TOTAL TO DISBURSE = $3,297.09
  1. Glass Tesserae $5.55- 8.00/lb, $350, witsendmosaic.com, smalti.com
  2. Clay and glazes $250 Standard Ceramic, Carnegie PA, 412-276-6333
  3. Kiln time $215 Wolf's Den Pottery, 9241 Old Perry Hwy, Pittsburgh PA 15237, 724-422-0170
  4. Backer Board (cement board) 6 @ $10.47 each $63. Home Depot product number #GCB60L
  5. Mesh backing  3 yards $16.99 witsendmosaic.com
  6. Epoxy grout, 1-gal. Fusion Pro,  $54.97 Home Depot product # FP1221-2T
  7. Artists' fee  $2,357
     

ORIGINAL BUDGET:

  1. Glass Tesserae $5.55- 8.00/lb, $350, witsendmosaic.com, smalti.com
  2. Clay and glazes $250 Standard Ceramic, Carnegie PA, 412-276-6333
  3. Kiln time $215 Wolf's Den Pottery, 9241 Old Perry Hwy, Pittsburgh PA 15237, 724-422-0170
  4. Backer Board (cement board) 6 @ $10.47 each $63. Home Depot product number #GCB60L
  5. Mesh backing  3 yards $16.99 witsendmosaic.com
  6. Epoxy grout, 1-gal. Fusion Pro,  $54.97 Home Depot product # FP1221-2T
  7. Artists' fee  $500


SUBTOTAL = 1440
ioby Platform Fee  35
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee (3%) 43
TOTAL TO RAISE = 1518

 

updates

Another Coommunity Workshop June 13

Posted 06/08/2015 - 2:05pm

On Saturday June 13 we will have another community workshop so friends and residents can make a piece to contribute to the City Steps Mosaic.  Just come to the Neu Kirche Art Center at the corner of Tripoli and Madison from 1-4pm. Linda Wallen and Amanda Wolfe will have clay and glazes and mosaic stuff available. Make a flower, make a bug, make a contribution and have fun.

photos

This is where photos will go once we build flickr integration

donors

  • Casey Benson
  • Bobby and Debbie Wilson
  • Linda Wallen's friend Debbie
  • Anonymous
  • Nancy Noszka, John Wojtyna, Carol Eshelman & Jim Karcher
  • Richard & Virginia Fischer
  • Kari K.
  • Sally Zehmisch
  • Sangeeta C.
  • George Walker
  • Casey D.
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
  • Marjie and Tom Armstrong
  • Nancy Chubb and Pete McQuillin
  • Mark Thompson
  • Michael Keenan
  • Rhoda
  • Ben and Megan Soltesz
  • R. Sachon
  • Anonymous
  • barbara r.
  • alexandraoliver
  • Kathy Sickels
  • Christina K.
  • Barbara i N.
  • James Rizzo
  • Bernie grady
  • Anonymous