A peek at plans ! Custom ceramic tiles combine with paint to create a mural along a 200 ft urban walkway in the historic Seminole Heights district of Tampa, FL. 2024. Joysome to seedbomb wildflowers across the landscape too! Thrilled to make this happen with a great team.
Los Angeles Public Art Commission - 2023
Excited to share an LA public commission came through! This one involves playing experimental parlor games & painting a frieze for a quiet public location. Hint: Shhhhhhhhh. More details as the project unfolds!
Mural & Commission Proposals
Lately a portion of my studio time has included the creation of some speculative proposals for large-scale installations. Here imagined on a building in downtown Los Angeles is a proposition from a series I entitled The Frolics of the Fusionaries. Featured here as a mural the works in this series also lend themselves to the materials of mosaic and glass.
4000 sq. ft of custom encaustic tile installed for the West Tampa Promenade at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park in Tampa, FL
Colorful, encaustic cement tiles were introduced to Tampa Bay by Spanish speaking immigrant artisans and our neighbors to the south. The plaza tiles recall the typical design patterns found in the area and are directly inspired by the cigar labels of The F. Garcia & Company Factory. The cigar factory, built in 1899 on the corner of Garcia Avenue and Arch Street, an area now within the boundaries of the park, was a primary employer for area residents. This section of town was known as Roberts City.
Jovi Schnell, West Tampa Promenade, 2018. Commissioned through the City of Tampa Arts.
Installation of the mosaic mural for the West Tampa Promenade begins!
MIotto Mosaics and crew just installed the 9' x 23' mosaic mural designed as part of my latest public art project for the new Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park commissioned by the City of Tampa. The mosaic includes sculptural fish tiles realized by longtime friend and talented ceramic artist Andrew Dewitt. I am so thrilled with how it all came together! Huge thanks to my project manager Michael Lehman over at BOBOSART for helping to make it all sail. Stay tuned for the tile installation!
Images courtesy of Robin Nigh, BOBOSART and Olivia Wells - Miotto Mosaics