Highspire Rest Stop on the PATurnpike

Highspire Rest Stop on the PATurnpike
Well? My part of this project is done. I cannot imagine any "job" being more fun than mine. There was a serious time crunch to get in before it got too cold to install. This side faces the road.
This side faces the restaurant. There will be landscaping and lighting, then it gets a cap on the wall but I am DONE. There were so many scary things in this because it is outdoor.
There is no way to tell you the hundreds of stories about tile ideas that this mosaic contains. That is half of the reason these projects are such a joy to "work" on. This dandelion project is a literal dream, starting with the amazing people I got to work with. I have wanted to do a project with multiple schools and this project called for exactly that. This past winter, four schools, Milton Hershey, Hershey, Lower Dauphin, and Vista School all made tiles for this project. Students won't see all the tiles from students at other schools until October when there is a reveal event.
The front has three poofs in the dandelion plant that is amongst other flowers. Each poof is almost three feet across. This photo is the mosaic laid out so I could measure. It is still covered with tape and ungrouted. The wall that it will be installed on is 20 feet long and five feet tall.
The back of the wall is the two poofs and a little ladybug with a whole lotta beautiful blue glass. I am just trying to not burst till this gets installed. I can't believe how blessed I am. In fact, I am already working on the next mosaic that will be installed about a mile away from this wall. I'll tell you about it soon... and also show you photos of these dandelions installed. The Foundation for Enhancing Communities is the fiscal sponsor of this project. The location for the mural was provided by the Hershey Trust Company as trustee for Milton Hershey School. The mural is sponsored through the generosity of The Hershey Company, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Catherine Hershey Schools for Early Learning, Hershey Entertainment & Resorts, Capital Blue Cross, Capital Construction Management, Hershey Federal Credit Union, McQuaide Blasko, and the Rotary Club of Hershey.