Art is part of the soul of Oakland. From Jingletown to Uptown, art is on its streets, its walls, its residents and even at the bottom of some of its telephone poles. Therefore, it shouldn’t be a surprise that as you look around for a can in which to toss your empty coffee cup, your eyes will be drawn to a mosaic of color that not only holds your attention but also may result in a civic-inspired smile. … Read the rest of the article here.
New World Mosaics is featured online, at The Bold Italic.
Juan Lopez’ Otters Delight, is a new mural at Montclair Elementary, and can be found on the side of the school’s new multipurpose room.
OAKLAND — As the mascot at Montclair Elementary School, the sea otter delivers an important message.
“We have a saying here that otters don’t do anything less it’s fun, and we want the kids to know learning is fun, too,” said Nina Senn, of Montclair, Oakland Unified School District board member for District 4.
A colorful new mural celebrated June 10 will give schoolchildren that reminder daily.
The 25-foot-long mural is a mosaic that features sea otters playing in a kelp forest amid bright red and pink anemones, crab, octopus and other ocean creatures.
Read the East Bay Times article here.
Full 5 Panels at the Lincoln Elementary School
The Oakland Tribune published a tribute entitled “A Bow to Paradise” commemorating the five tile mosaic panels, “Panda’s Paradise” at Lincoln Elementary School’s New Caroline Yee Memorial Building.
New World Mosaics was nominated for an Oakland Indie Award in 2013. The Oakland Indie Awards is a One Pacific Coast Foundation initiative, in partnership with East Bay Express, encouraging people to recognize the economic, environmental and political impacts of supporting locally owned businesses and local artists.
New World Mosaics was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle, Oakland Mosaics Brighten Cityscape by Carolyn Jones. This article describes how mosaic art has begun to appear all around Oakland, featuring the trash can mosaics designed by Juan Lopez of New World Mosaics.
New World Mosaics
