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Albuquerque, NM
Tile House - Beverley Magennis
Mosaic environment
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Information:
Created: 1984-1995
All original mosaic art work that covers the TILE HOUSE was completed by ceramic artist Beverley Magennis. She began in 1984 with a mosaic border around the doorway, eleven years later the house was covered inside and out. Most of the tile was donated from friends, neighbors, and strangers who left buckets of scrap tile in the driveway. The Tile House is now occupied by Beverley's daughter Erin and her husband Kyle.
Some other mosaic art works by Beverley are her Garden Ladies, which have a standing height of about 6' tall. The torsos are hand made from a porcelain clay, the hollow concrete bases are created from a mold, and beautifully decorated with mosaic patterns.
The tile on the front of the house is about 20 years old. The house had old wood sash windows which led to some instability and deterioration of the mosaic around them. The tile began to pull away from the house itself, leaving opportunity for moisture to penetrate behind the tile and create an ongoing problem. The tile was also installed upon oil based paint which with time made the problem worse.
In the spring 2006 we began a renovation. The Tile House is getting a face lift!
We scraped all the existing tile off the front face of the house, removed paint with a sandblaster and grinder, installed brand new windows and resurfaced the entire area with a latex based mortar, appropriate for tile bondage. We expect the project to be completed within two years of the starting date of spring 2006.
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Bibliography:
"Rare Visions and Roadside Revelations Coast to Coast Travel-o-Pedia" by Randy Mason, et. al., Kansas City Star Books, 2009. |
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