Rough Layout…

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Leaving some blank spots for my “landmarks” and blocking out some space for the fountains, I settled into a layout that felt right– and kept various families’ tiles grouped together.

Time to Paint!

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I ended up painting and firing over a hundred tiles!

Time to tile!

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Then Grout…

img_5284jpg.jpgI wanted a nice, clean look, so I used a white sanded grout

Finished Wall Mural Mosaic!

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Here it is!  I decided to put a border around each of the sections– Both to unify them, and to really make the tiles pop…  Blue worked great, its one of the school colors.

Close Up of Fountains…

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Close Up Details of Walls!

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Some artists, checking out their work–

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