The West Boylston Arts Foundation, Inc. (WBAF) recently sponsored a mosaic mural project for Major Edwards’ students in grades K-5.  The 4’ X 8’ mural is a montage of images based on students’ drawings that were completed in early January to commemorate West Boylston’s 2008 Bicentennial Celebration.   The mural is a compilation of student artwork, and all students participated in the assembly of the mural. The completed mural will be permanently displayed in the front lobby of Major Edwards School.

Mosaic artist Cindy Fisher (www.bigbangmosaics.com) created the mural layout using student drawings, and she and West Boylston Arts Foundation secretary, Sarah O’Connor, supervised the assembly of the mosaic.  Students in grades K – 2 helped to lay border and background tiles on the mosaic.  Students in grades 3 – 5 learned how to use tile nippers to cut the tiles and helped assemble the mosaic.  Students in grade 5, in addition to cutting tiles and assembling them, helped to grout the mosaic.                                                          (Click on the mosaic image for a larger view).

Thank you to the following volunteers who helped with the mural project:  Deb Fancy, Deb Gardner, Amy Corneliussen, Lisa Fallavollita, Lisa Graham, Cara Cahn, Marie Shaw, Cindy Suraci, Karen Suffin, and Tammy Trudeau.  Also, a huge thanks to Aaron Goodale for framing and hanging the mosaic.

This program was supported in part by a grant from the West Boylston Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.  It was also supported by donations from the West Boylston PTA and the West Boylston Arts Foundation, Inc. (WBAF).

An Interesting View of the Mosaic!

Go to http://www.westboylston200.com/mosaic.html : this is an interesting presentation of the Mosaic on wb200.com where the viewer can magnify areas of the mosaic with the point of a mouse.

The Banner : Link to the March 20, 2008 Article on the Mosaic.