http://judysell.com/roots daily 0.75 2016-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453562504017-9KO846T13I0HZ1YZA5UQ/1-8x10_judy_3.jpg INSPIRATION - This must be where it started for me. Fred (Fritz) Pospeschil lived across the street from my grandparents in Janesville, WI. So when we heard: Go outside and play. We did. He created many miniature cement houses, a pond and planters starting in the late 1930s. It was magical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453562504017-9KO846T13I0HZ1YZA5UQ/1-8x10_judy_3.jpg INSPIRATION - This must be where it started for me. Fred (Fritz) Pospeschil lived across the street from my grandparents in Janesville, WI. So when we heard: Go outside and play. We did. He created many miniature cement houses, a pond and planters starting in the late 1930s. It was magical. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453589932151-TPCN4W9PXN1D8LJU150C/4-8x10_judy_2.jpg INSPIRATION - I found more cement figures to enjoy Kohler Foundation in WI has a wonderful map and history of folk artists who work in cement. The day we visited the Fred Smith Concrete Park it was drizzling rain. All the figures looked their best wet and shiny. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453562513401-9W35TE2IMWW2ZN8RTC4F/2-8x10_judy_1.jpg INSPIRATION - I made friends along the way. I have always approached mosaic spontaneously. I came across Ilana in an essay she titled Spontaneous Mosaic. It put words to my approach. I was able to take a 2-day workshop with her at a SAMA conference. Lovefest! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453562510635-3HPM1W1KSEYPHZN2U0L9/3-8x10_judy_4.jpg INSPIRATION - I took workshops to learn about cement. Riana De Raad is a wonderful teacher and artist. I close my eyes and visualize her property to find peace when I've had a bad day. It's my happy place. I have taken workshops and toured her gardens many times. It should be on everyone's bucket list. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453564590698-KCGWGSVMMPQMZ424JE8D/phoca_thumb_l_biglovejudy2+3.jpg INSPIRATION - Mosaic on a Stick in St. Paul! Mosaic On A Stick is a great store in Minnesota! 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Each mosaic apron has real fabric ties from a vintage apron. I had so much fun exploring this idea and including hidden messages, that encourage children and also nag. Looking through vintage apron patterns and thrifting for dishware was the icing on the cake. The apron, a symbol for womanhood, protected my clothes as well as my heart as a mother. 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This would have been much more challenging without the help of Vern and Eddie from Croixdale. Check out the map of all the Phipps Art Center art benches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453490825021-B96RHPNKMKTNORNDIW2D/8x10croixdale.jpg OUTREACH - Bayport MN Local Girl Scouts and residents of Croixdale in Bayport, MN worked together on an artistic bench for outside the home for seniors. Together, they drew season-inspired pictures then recreated those very drawings into mosaics and installed them on a cement bench. This would have been much more challenging without the help of Vern and Eddie from Croixdale. Check out the map of all the Phipps Art Center art benches. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453491324303-306MAVKOL8Y41JO7X74L/8x10stevenson.jpg OUTREACH - Stevenson Elementary This school features an International Baccalaureate Elementary Years Program. IB schools encourage students to embrace and understand the connections between traditional subjects and the real world. The students become critical and reflective thinkers. I created eight different mirrors, hung at an angle, so any child could see themselves thinking deep thoughts in their reflection as they walked by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453490907701-OQZH3STSOYEQGHVHQPDB/8x10oakpark.jpg OUTREACH - Oak Park Elementary This project is in the cafeteria and the daily menu is actually written on the chalkboard. Just like hidden pictures in Highlights magazine, you can find the alphabet in tiny tiles starting left to right! The border is made of plastic spoons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453490788967-KNZD8TN3EVH80MBYICEJ/8x10becker.jpg OUTREACH - Becker Milddle School INQUIRE at their wonderful new Media Center. We started by collecting plastics from every student and then sorted by color. Magically it came together and just sings! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453490811113-J3ZPL6SFU1ZHB617TIGO/8x10Beckercafe.jpg OUTREACH - Becker Senior High Four large plain pillars denoted the Becker High School's cafeteria area and it needed some sparkle. Art students from first-grade to twelve worked on making mirrored medalias and they did a great job! WOW! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453490847390-1IBW350KUD9HKOHHSMZU/8x10hastings.jpg OUTREACH - Hastings Senior High This is the entrance to the art department. I had productive kids working daily on this project. They did it with great care and craftsmanship. The eyeglass lenses pop out and are replaced with conceptual paintings rotated throughout the semester. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56a27db2a2bab81a1c17157f/1453490854359-L3DDELBAHXQ0IVYO8I9E/8x10lilylake.jpg OUTREACH - Lily Lake Elementary Many teachers came to my basement studio and learned about mosaics for credit. 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