This global art project by Mural Mosaic will (Re)Connect the World. One painted tile, one tree, one community, one country at a time.
The purpose of this project is to (re)connect our communities, families, and long-distance loved ones through the joy and inspiration of bringing mosaic tiles together into one united piece of art.
While we can’t be in every country on every mural site, we can all create art virtually to maintain our safety and enjoy sharing and connecting with one another.
Mural Mosaic Art Director and world renowned artist, Lewis Lavoie, has chosen the TREE🌳 as the symbol of connection for this project.
These one-of-a-kind mural mosaics will be created, connected and shared around the entire WORLD!
Like the mural itself, the story of its installation in Sykesville is a mosaic of beautiful stories. We extend our heartfelt thanks to Robin Weisse and Karen Miller at Weisse Miller Law Group
for generously offering their wall for the mural.
A big thank you to Tim Cook, Marcus, and the PTC Home Service team for completing another unique and outstanding job on Main Street.
We also appreciate Shannon-Baum Signs for their excellent production and delivery of the mural.
On Friday, June 7, 2024, at 6 pm, our community gathered to watch the Friends and Family Mural unveiling. Friends even flew in from Texas to join us.
We celebrated the beauty of individuality and togetherness, as represented by the mosaic of stories depicted in the beautiful mural.
A new addition to downtown Sykesville is connecting the community with artists from all over the world.
The Mural is overlooking Main Street, at the Sykesville Eileen Merkle Community Garden - 7547 Main Street, downtown Sykesville.
"The sense of pride and connection is the essence of this project turned into something absolutely marvelous," said Julie Della-Maria, the executive director of Downtown Sykesville Connection.
At the community garden in downtown historic Sykesville, there's a new tree that doesn't need to be planted to have roots. It's the latest installation in the global mural mosaic project.
"We came up with this project during [COVID-19]. We used Facebook to try to connect all the people across the country to paint the tile to make the big picture," said Lewis Lavoie, the Global Roots Mosaic Mural project designer.
Nearly 2,200 tiles make up the piece painted by about 80 Sykesville residents, like Mary Castle.
"This is one of the committees that I'm on is Jedi, so I figured I would represent us and do something that shows a little bit about what Sykesville is about," Castle said.
"It's just a fantastic assembly of stories, painting by people all over the world, put into A piece named friends and family. I'm so probably have it here in downtown Sykesville," Della-Maria said. "Governor Moore painted one tile with his family and one tile with his staff."
"It's something everyone can enjoy. It's free. It's really accessible and it brought us all together not just as a community, but this reflects society," Sykesville Mayor Stacy Link said.
Canadian project designer Lewis Lavoie said, so far, there are murals like this in about 10 states and nine countries. In towns like Sykesville that have a huge hometown spirit, the roots of a tree show how everyone is connected.
"If you go online, you can actually click on every one of these tiles and see the name of the person who painted it," Lavoie said. "Right now, it’s just a little grassroots thing. We’re having fun doing it and we just want people to have fun painting."
For more information on the tile mural project visit the following website.
Enjoy the Baltimore Sun story about the mural!
