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Donor Recognition Projects
Historic Stone Avenue Temple Project, Tucson
Arizona, 2001
Ceramic tile
Built in 1910, the Stone Avenue Temple was
the first Jewish house of worship established in the Arizona Territory.
The original congregation grew and moved from the site in 1949.
The building faded into obscurity until 1994 when The Stone Avenue
Temple Project acquired, rehabilitated and preserved the landmark
building. It
is now open to the public as a venue for educational and cultural programming. I
was asked to create a donor mural for the South entrance to the building. I
developed imagery that would include Jewish symbolism and motifs as
well as motifs associated with territorial history, and the Sonora Desert
environment. Five women were integral to the initial effort to
build the Temple. They are represented by five pomegranates
within the design of the mural. See
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The Southern Arizona Children’s Advocacy Center Donor Panel, Healing Mandala, Tucson, Arizona, 2008
Water jet cut stone, ceramic tile, sandblasted text
The Southern Arizona Children’s Advocacy Center (SACAC) is one of many organizations currently housed at the Pima County Inter-Agency
Center (IAC), built in 2008. The IAC houses numerous agencies in one location in order to provide many forms of assistance to children in crisis. The immediacy of the agencies response helps to minimize the trauma the children are experiencing. I created the public art for the IAC. The director of the SACAC asked if I could create donor recognition art for their ongoing capital campaign. The theme of mandala as a healing tool was used in various aspects of the art throughout the building so I used a lotus flower mandala for the design of the donor recognition art. “Healing Mandala” is made from water jet cut stone as well as sandblasted stone. As donors continue to give to the campaign, their names can be sandblasted onto the panel in the appropriate space. See
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Tucson Medical Center, Peppi’s House Hospice,
2007
Ceramic tile, glass tile, masonry
Tucson Medical Center
was able to build a premier facility for hospice patients because of the generosity
of many donors including the Hospice’s namesake, “Peppi.” Every patient room
opens to a courtyard allowing one to experience the sounds, smells and sights
of nature. “Peppi’s House” welcomes children as well as adults into a facility
that strives to provide a calm and loving atmosphere for patients and family
members. I was asked to create a donor recognition wall that would honor those
who had given so generously to this project. My goal was to create a work of
art, which reflected the spirit and mission of the facility and the caregivers.
I was inspired by textile and rug patterns, especially those created by cultures
of the Southwest. Rug patterns bring together many individual images that work
together to form a harmonious whole.
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Direct Caregivers Association Donor Recognition
Project, 2005
Ceramic tile and wood frames
Direct Caregivers is a non-profit organization
dedicated to recognizing, honoring, valuing and training the direct
caregiver. The goal for this project was to honor the donors who had
contributed to their building campaign as well as to honor the nature
of their mission as an organization. They did not want the art to
be permanently attached to the wall. I created several framed panels that can be moved if
necessary. Each panel represents a specific giving level. See
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Casa de la Luz, 2006
Dimensional ceramic tile and glass tile
Casa de la Luz is a hospice facility in Tucson,
AZ, whose mission is to provide care to patients and their loved ones
as they complete their mission on this earth. Many family members come
from out of town. The Casa de la Luz Foundation asked me to create a
work of art that would honor the patients and simultaneously contain
a component that could be sent to the family members as a momentum.
I created two tile panels for the courtyard garden, which is meant to
be a peaceful, restorative space for families while they are at the
facility visiting loved ones. The tile panels were designed to create
a meditative environment. When a patient passes, if a family member
chooses, their name is placed on the panel for a year. At the anniversary
of their passing, their name is then placed inside another tile, framed
and sent to the family member. See
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