"Chippewa Creek" Mosaic Mural by Yulia Hanansen
visual tour of the project and its progress

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View of new library addition Stairs that face the mosaic

Start of the project - laying out the enlarged sketch
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Finalized sketch Prepping cement boards Project volunteer Evan McLaughlin
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Cutting cement boards Work has begun! Yulia laying out poppies Gluing process
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Project volunteers Susan Buchan, Cherry Peirce, and Gregory Sipp. Not shown project volunteers Ski, Peggy Holtzman Laying out the cattails Layout of leaves
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The most fun part - the sky 30 + colors were used to depict the sky Grouting has begun
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Laying out the panels on the studio floor Laying out the panels on the studio floor 2 Fitting in the seam pieces
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Grouting the sky 4 days later - still grouting Yakov Hanansen's expert help was invaluable!
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The Wall! Putting in the first row of panels Putting in the screws to affix the panels to the plywood primary wall
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Don't drop it! Putting in the second row of panels Patching up the screw holes with the glass tesserae
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Last screw in! the hardest part of installation is over Mosaicing the space between the panels More mosaicing and lots of grouting
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Finished! River detail River detail with poppies
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Proud artist. More work to be done around the mosaic Perfect postcard image The water is wet!
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Irises Poppies Background trees
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Sycamore tree leaves Sycamore tree bark