Yosemite Tree of Life Mosaic Mural

The Yosemite Valley School "Tree of Life Mural" now hanging in the front of the school. It's 6 feet in diameter and weighs quite a bit because it's all glass and clay and has an iron frame welded onto it. Thank you to my wonderful husband Steve and his buddies for hanging it. What a relief! 3 years in the making. This was a collaboration between the students, staff and the Yosemite and El Portal communities under my direction. I also created quite a few pieces for it. Special thanks to Laurie Smith, her dad Bill and daughter Rachel, Oliana Reynolds, Catherine Soria and Henrietta De Groot for all of their hard work in helping to complete this project.

I've included some close ups of various areas of the mural. Laurie's Quail and her daughter Rachel's River Mermaid are in the lower, center of the mural.

 

Besides being a "Tree of Life" piece it also depicts the four seasons.  The photo at left shows part of the spring section.

 




This is a branch from the Pacific Dogwood
tree.

This section of the mural shows the Miwok people and The Yosemite Valley School.


I'll be posting more closeups soon.  Right now I'm off to the Vashon Island Garden Tour.