Overview
In 2003 Betsy Schulz worked with Becky Candra, director of the La Jolla United Methodist Nursery School, to realize dreamlike nature-inspired play sculptures (made to resemble the nearby ocean bluffs), an ocean-inspired mural, and a serene waiting area and outside classroom for children and parents. Schulz and parent volunteers mosaicked small insets to suggest water rolling off the benches and sandbox. A magical underwater scene was created with separate areas that children can use as a chalkboard. TotTurf® was used on the ground around the planter bench and sandbox, and seeded concrete and a stream-bed patio were made from broken tile and stone to surround the waiting-area bench and drinking fountain. All broken tile was donated or recycled from other projects. The area now has a warm, comfortable and natural whimsical feel.
| Name: | Tidepool Sandbox, Planter Bench with Built-in Car Ramp (Two-Year-Old Garden) |
| Artist: | Betsy Kopshina Schulz |
| Medium: | Lanscape |
| Size: | 4,000 sq. ft. |
| Duration: | June–September 2003 |
| Location: | 6063 La Jolla Boulevard, La Jolla, CA 92037 |
| Client: | La Jolla United Methodist Church Nursery School |
| Thanks: | Becky Candra, Mario Guillian, Hans Tegebo and the parent volunteers |
