Mosaic Fernwood. Final journals…
October 10, 2004

It took me a while to get all this up, as three days after FernFest I moved out of Victoria.. so.. things were a tad bit upside down.. until now...

Mosaic Fernwood's Unveiling Event at the 9th Annual Fern Fest -

August 28th, 2004

At around four o'clock that afternoon the Flying Accusations played a great set at the festival then they pipered us to the wall for the mosaic unveiling.

Close to fifty people marched with their neighbours to the 100 people made Community Unity Mosaic Mural -2424 Chambers (@Bay)

Project ready to be Unveiled

It was a great day and wonderful to see all the people marching together through the streets of Fernwood to celebrate this neighbourhood's summer Community Unity project.

By the end of the summer over 130 people participated in this community art project. Together designing and creating the seven mosaic silhouettes for the mural and the two mosaic panels for the Fernwood Square. As Phase I wrapped up it was clear to all that participated just what Mosaic the City projects are all about: People! People coming together to learn about each other, to create wonderful pieces of art that belong to everyone. It's about telling the story of your area, about coming together as a community to make history.

At Mosaic the City we believe when everyone gives a little of what they have we all gain a lot. So it is with much pride and gratitude that we thank all the many volunteers, partnering groups, businesses large and small that gave what they could to help make this project a success.

We look forward to Phase II… now the project is in the hands of the Fernwood people. So with time and much collaboration, the second part of this Community Unity idea will begin. We are still looking for a leader for phase II..... Any takers ????/

Look for more information on the garden project for the wall, coming this spring. We will be looking for native plants, soil and stones for the small green space in front of the mosaic mural on Chambers Street.