San Jose New Children’s Shelter

OPEN ARMS 1995
(13’x50′)ceramic, granite, slate with sandblasted text and photo transfers onto tile

San Jose New Children’s Shelter
San Jose, California

Designed to complement the architecture of the building entrance this work documents the community involved in the building of the shelter through sandblasted text and photographs fired onto the tiles.  Commissioned by the New Children’s Shelter Fund and the San Jose Art Commission.