"Life is Magical" is a new mosaic featuring a mother dragon on a ledge over the water at sunset, with her four baby dragons flying nearby, designed by me, Jason Cheeseman-Meyer, and Marina, a Natick high school student. The mosaic was installed and dedicated in October 2025 and it fits on the upper part of
the brick wall above the fire bell on Court Street in Natick Center.
Thank you to all my sponsors for supporting my mosaic dreams of more public art in Natick!
the brick wall above the fire bell on Court Street in Natick Center.
Thank you to all my sponsors for supporting my mosaic dreams of more public art in Natick!
"Rising Up"
"Rising Up," was inspired by our collective need to rise up out of the darkness into the light following the pandemic. It includes the full life cycle of five native butterflies.
Fused Glass Butterflies (L to R):
(Top) Eastern Black Swallowtail,
Clouded Sulfur,
Variegated Fritillary,
(Bottom) Monarch,
Tiger Swallowtail
(Top) Eastern Black Swallowtail,
Clouded Sulfur,
Variegated Fritillary,
(Bottom) Monarch,
Tiger Swallowtail
"Smiling Faces" is a colorful fun mosaic designed in collaboration with artist Amy R Steinmetz
"History of Natick" was a collaboration with the Natick Historical Society and artist Jason Cheeseman-Meyer
The History of Natick circles represent different significant moments in Natick's past and present. From the top left:
Manufacturing, Brewing & Canning; Indigenous Lands - Wetu Homes; Harwood Baseball Factory Innovation;
Natick Center Great Fire of 1874; Cottage Industry - Shoe Town; Industrial, Retail, Transportation Boom;
South Natick Dam - Quinobequin Charles River; Carnation, Orchid & Rose Nurseries - Flower Town;
Ranch, Cape & Mansard Roof Housing; Boston Marathon Since 1897; Map of Natick & Natick Center Cultural District;
Railroad Since 1836; Books, Libraries, Education, History & Town Government;
STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math; Open Space, Conservation, Nature;
Farming, Sugaring, Farmer’s Market; Natick Town Hall & Common; Cochituate Rail Trail;
Natick Center Train Station; Millstone: Sponsor Circle of Appreciation
Manufacturing, Brewing & Canning; Indigenous Lands - Wetu Homes; Harwood Baseball Factory Innovation;
Natick Center Great Fire of 1874; Cottage Industry - Shoe Town; Industrial, Retail, Transportation Boom;
South Natick Dam - Quinobequin Charles River; Carnation, Orchid & Rose Nurseries - Flower Town;
Ranch, Cape & Mansard Roof Housing; Boston Marathon Since 1897; Map of Natick & Natick Center Cultural District;
Railroad Since 1836; Books, Libraries, Education, History & Town Government;
STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math; Open Space, Conservation, Nature;
Farming, Sugaring, Farmer’s Market; Natick Town Hall & Common; Cochituate Rail Trail;
Natick Center Train Station; Millstone: Sponsor Circle of Appreciation
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"As Trees Give life to Their Branches"
Six arched panels depicting multi-racial children enjoying the seasons: Winter, Spring, The Measuring Tree (with markings at every foot on the tree trunk for photographing the growth of children), Summer Day, Summer Night and Fall. |
"We the People" The arched saying is: "We the People Have a Dream of Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness with Kindness Equality Respect Tolerance Education Freedom and Justice for All". The words are written in skin tones from dark to light, and the background of the words is opposite, light to dark. The rainbow colors in the center represent the PEACE flag.
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