ParkArt

ParkArt Process Steps            

Nina and John will facilitate and lead all the steps. They will elicit ideas from everyone to develop themes and design element ideas. The public will be involved in nearly every step.

• -research
• -brainstorm
• -word list
• -draw
• -design with cut paper
• -work on practice pieces (core volunteers)
• -develop actual mural and column designs
• (John and Nina with assistants, May 20-27) color renditions
• -transfer design to large pieces of paper as templates (J & N with assistants)
• -label template color areas
• -set up work tables for large paper templates
• -break tiles
• -sort broken tiles by color into labeled 5-quart ice cream buckets
• -gather pieces of broken tile for a certain color area of a template (start June 1)
• -carry tile on paper plate to work table for that template
• -piece together small areas of the color area with broken tile,
• -nipping as necessary to fit
• -cover small assembled areas with clear contact paper to anchor tiles
• -complete large sections of mosaic
• -cut completed, contact-papered, large sections into approx. 1' areas
• -number these areas by row and column (A1, A2¼, B1, B2)
• -transfer numbered areas to pieces of cardboard
• -stack for storage
• -build the structure and move to construction site in East Leach Park (start about August 5)
• -install, by numbered rows and columns, onto walls and pillars (tile setter)
• -remove contact paper after several days
• -grout mosaic (tile setter)

If you have questions about this project, you can contact the ParkArt Coordinator, Judy Hemphill, phone 712-260-1373 or email her at hemphill@nwiowa.com.