Blind School Relief Mosaics

I created mosaic relief sculptures for the Pennsylvania School for the Blind’s new playground. The installation included workshops where I led young blind children to create little sculptures for the relief wall. I gave them cookie cutter templates that they put on top of clay to cut out fish designs that they then helped color with ceramic glazes. Their work greets people as they enter the playground. I created a tactile back wall of the playground with compositions that include dogs, cats, rabbits, bees, ladybugs, flowers, crocodiles, spiders and other elements that are fun to feel and touch.

Workshop Mosaic

The broader installation included this piece, produced through workshops where I led young blind children to create little sculptures for the relief wall. I gave them cookie cutter templates that they put on top of clay to cut out fish designs that they then helped color with ceramic glazes. Their work greets people as they enter the playground.

School for the Blind Playground

Entering the playground, you can see the large relief sculpture on the backwall, as well as another panel created by the kids in a workshop.

Full view of the relief sculpture wall along the back side of the new playground.

Detail close-up of the back wall, featuring a series of playful cats in various poses.

Center section of relief sculpture backwall – bunny, flowers, bees and ladybugs.

Detail of relief sculpture backwall – bunnies and flowers

Detail of relief sculpture backwall – tulips,poppies and bees

Detail of relief sculpture backwall – giant spider

Detail of relief sculpture backwall – flowers, ladybugs and bees

Detail of relief sculpture backwall – gator!

Abstract tile wall along the back left side of the playground, with glazed tiles created by students during an artist-led workshop in Jackson Pollock style.

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