Project #3 Proposal & Design

The sketch above is for my mosaic design.  The swirls/waves throughout will be made of a combination of different blue tiles.  The lane line will be orange and black representing University of the Pacific school colors.  The water polo ball on the right will consist of yellow and orange tiles.  The 1851 will be in black. The goal will have a while frame and a black net.  The flags will alternate orange and black.

I decided that I wanted to do something to celebrate athletics by creating a mosaic wall along the entrance to the swimming pool.  Currently this wall is plain and entire swim facility lacks spirit, creativity, and enthusiasm.  The materials necessary will consist of broken pieces of ceramic plates, mugs, and bowls as well as cement based mortar to place between the tiles and adhere them to the wall. After my research I have found that the tiles if bought new would cost approximately $100 to cover the square footage of the wall.  The cement mortar would cost around $50.  The real cost in this process is the price of labor.  Creating a mosaic is very time consuming and would require a team of people.  The installation could be completed over a 2 day period needing a third day to complete the setting process and finish drying.  Approximately people would work on this project.  The cost of labor would be $5000.   The cost of travel and living expenses would not be included in the cost of labor but would be $300 per team member in a total of $900.  This would make the total cost of the project $6,050.  Because I am early in my career as an artist I can not see charging more than this amount.  Also after attending Pacific I would love the honor of contributing a piece of my artwork to the campus.

While entering the aquatics center people would immediately be greeted with school spirit and enthusiasm, as well as a bit of pacific history while observing this mosaic.  I would hope that this piece could set a precedent for future athletic complexes around campus to display a similar installation to show their enthusiasm for the presence of that sport.

-Hannah