by zwackart | Sep 30, 2012 | In the Classroom, Recent Projects
Please join the Van Etten Elementary School community to celebrate the completion and installation of these two mosaic benches depicting the life cycle of plants. They were made possible in part by a grant from the New York State Council for the Arts, administered...
by zwackart | Sep 18, 2012 | In the Classroom, Recent Projects
Watershed Wall made by community sculpting in clay healthy food for all! This Saturday in Ithaca the Food Justice Summit is happening and I will be there at the Watershed Wall to talk to folks as they do a Walkathon that winds it’s way through downtown. I will...
by zwackart | May 11, 2012 | Recent Projects
Thank you “Ithaca is Community” volunteers! A city wide day of volunteering was inaugurated this year by Ithaca’s new mayor, Svante Myrick, on a rainy Earth Day. On the Commons, in Ithaca, a fantastic team of volunteers gathered and helped me grout...
by zwackart | May 8, 2011 | Recent Projects
This year I won a Crossroads grant to create a tile mosaic and work with Robert Salvato, a skilled wood working artist to create a bench for a public park in Erin, NY. Below are some images from my process of making it. It is now complete and about to be installed....
by zwackart | Feb 7, 2011 | Recent Projects
I have a friend who makes maple syrup from the trees on her land. Recently, she had a baby girl. She asked me if I would make a wall hanging in black and white of a tree to hang over her daughter’s bed. I have heard that the high contrast between black and white...
by zwackart | Feb 3, 2011 | Recent Projects
I’ve been tidying up around my studio. Feels like a great way to start the new year! Happy Chinese New Year, by the way. I rearranged my furniture and as soon as I got it all set-up, the sweater babies jumped on the couch and started mugging to get their picture...
