http://www.ryahchristensen.com/work daily 1.0 2024-02-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1477333745962-PMN0QFL8YN3JJ84SW7Y0/Brazos_girls_crop.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1645726026660-LILW7CVV6SXU44TISNA3/Abundance_thumb.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1645732016275-1NLEB275Y8DB0AS5AUWC/Owls_thumb.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1645734074097-OWZY6ZY0HE30UY9ZBKYG/InTheWoods_thumb.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1645812994771-FLO840DPOEQ11U0J6VDQ/LotusEyeBowl_thumb.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1645813298938-MK6MBVUFP8OTCUYLFIFK/EyesAndHands1_thumb.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1645818227399-6RBVAE9L4O3ZPJ3DOCJ7/Olla_thumb.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1706741227057-WG40VZC6QYBPEMLHY55H/esperanza_thumb.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1706900375298-LCW2615YIVBH0V6BU3L7/Berries_thumb.jpg Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1706901305927-B197XE4BOMTISD9TGTEL/Strata_thumb.jpg Work http://www.ryahchristensen.com/blog daily 0.75 2022-02-26 http://www.ryahchristensen.com/blog/2022/2/26/its-a-beautiful-day-in-the-neighborhood monthly 0.5 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/8b9f5ef1-42c2-49e8-b904-bd2028be3fbe/Lis_Jen_Houses.jpg Blog - It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood! - Make it stand out “Lis and Jen’s Houses” (detail). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/d31861b6-69e9-4ead-8dd2-0c60dca10853/LisGrouting.jpg Blog - It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood! - Make it stand out Lis grouting the “4th of July Parade” section https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/77f0a957-c644-4436-bce3-674c69de6faa/beat.jpg Blog - It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood! - Make it stand out Tired, hot, dirty kids! http://www.ryahchristensen.com/blog/2020/10/12/the-community-quilt monthly 0.5 2020-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602536570097-6G5HUSST2VLBD77FC1J1/33TilesDryingDC.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt After the tiles dried for a couple weeks we could hold the glazing workshops. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602536016974-1LDZRJ6OEQOW55BZMSRO/20_TileMakingInstructions.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt Our second and third workshops were all about tile making! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602537345822-B26XU88VLLRTURPFA6FY/44mosaic_installed_back.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt The mosaic was porcelain tile, mounted to cementitious board with cement thinset, and framed with decking. These frames were then screwed into the larger steel frame. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602535487153-PCLHL00P57VSVI66WLWB/13HandsAndMoorishStyle.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt We were challenged to try and borrow from, respond to, and connect our patterns with our neighbors’ patterns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602537185062-CBF4U4UGEHN3VV9QIKTL/42Frame_front+copy.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt We built a steel frame to hold the mosaic and welded it to the footings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602537121372-X280OGLVVFS1BL7ALFNO/41footers_finished.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602536757671-B8U6UOL8MQQZG3ETIW65/37Glazing2DC.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt So many hands made this mosaic! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602535771932-UIGZ8URL043J7AUTUS8P/14eyes.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt Many people alternated between working on separate images that reflected their own world, and interacting with the rest of the groups’ patterns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602536849825-UBL2E18DY9FDDM0LQTQB/38FinishedTiles.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt After the glazing workshops I fired everyone’s tiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602536275108-02HXKFC0DW10W9YW25IR/28TileMakingWorkshopPanDC.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt Both the tile making workshops were fun filled, busy days. We made A LOT OF TILE! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602535341639-MAO198Q4HU290BPTPBF8/01Community%2BMosaic%2BSpanish_edited_sf%2Bcopy.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt First, we advertised the workshops all over town. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602537037912-FGN2SJW3QBIYGOL62IKX/40footer_forms.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt Since this had to be a free standing artwork, we had to dig and pour concrete footings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602536482909-YT8OEMQFBYG8KPC67ULN/28TTileMakingWorkshopPan2.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602536698734-3BUCQ1UJQ11H26OMNL2W/36GlazingTableDC.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/580e1b20b8a79b338e804289/1602535392700-PC3WGAS32IV08UBIND0D/10TableShot.jpg Blog - The Community Quilt At the first workshop, we all drew quilt patterns, often inspired by our culture, or our family memories. 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