Saving the Sea: A Mosaic Created at Aquebogue
          
(June 2007) Throughout the month of April and as part of the Earth Day theme, 420 of the students in the Aquebogue School worked with Mrs. Ahern, the school’s art teacher, and artists-in-residence Marta Baumiller (Aquebogue) and Julie Tesser (Brooklyn) to create an amazing ceramic wall mosaic made entirely of old broken or chipped china, ceramic tiles, plates, mugs, beach class, rocks, shells, glass marbles and other colorful items. The donations from the students were broken into small pieces and used to make a 4 foot x 22 foot mosaic of underwater life entitled "Saving the Sea."

The first step was to sketch the entire drawing. It was then broken into 22 squares that could be worked on comfortably. Next, the students grouted their completed squares, and, finally, the squares were fitted together to form the final 4 foot x 22 foot mosaic. Each child in the school participated in some way to make the mural. It was financed through a $2,000 matching grant from the East End Arts Council.
      
The mosaic was mounted high on the wall in the cafetorium and a special picnic and concert was held to share it with the school community. It’s amazing!

Related Links: Every Day is Earth Day at Aquebogue

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