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"River Then, River Now, River
Future,
Red Mountain Freeway Mural"
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Designed by
artists Jeff East and Rebecca Ross and constructed with the assistance
of Michelle Lowe, Amy Rey, Cyndi Salter, and Rand Smith, "River
Then, River Now, River Future" is a 540 foot mural of hand
made tile located on the South wall of the 202 freeway along the
north bank of the Tempe Town Lake.
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Cyndi Salter
and Arizona Clayarter Michelle Lowe
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The entire
mural is comprised of thousands of handmade glazed ceramic tiles
featuring lizards, hummingbirds, and people.
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The panels
are fabricated from thick pieces of styrofoam layered with fiberglass
and sprayed with dryvit (a cement latex mixture). They are fairly
light, about 25 pounds per ten foot panel before adding tiles.
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As part of
the 3 year project, Tempe school children and community members
created individual and collaborative tiles.
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Representing
the Salt River, The green/blue section represents it as it was in
the past, the terracotta section represents the river as it has
been until recently, of a riparian environment, and the turquoise
block represents the Salt River as it is today and will continue
to be through the future.
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