The Del Mar Library Wall
Overview
Betsy Schulz teamed up with Pat Welsh in 2002 and 2003 to help Welsh realize her dream of cladding the wall in front of the Del Mar Library with found objects, brick and stone. Together they designed the wall and created a presentation for the City of Del Mar to approve. They built the wall with community volunteers and contractor Dean Johnson. Funds for construction of the mural were raised through public donations, and at the end of the project the artists donated extra funds to the Del Mar Garden Club and Del Mar Library. Donors were recognized with sculpted tiles of Garibaldi, the California state marine fish, with names of the donors or their beloved family and friends.
| Name: | The Del Mar Library Mixed-Media Mosaic Wall |
| Artist: | Betsy Kopshina Schulz and Pat Welsh |
| Medium: | Handmade sculpted and broken mosaic tiles, pebbles and found objects |
| Size: | 650 sq. ft. of tile, stone and objects |
| Duration: | May 2002–June 2003 |
| Location: | 1309 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA |
| Client: | City of Del Mar |
| Thanks: | City of Del Mar, Friends of the Del Mar Library, Matt and Dean Johnson, Laird Plumleigh, Hans Tegebo and volunteers |
