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PoloGrounds Arch by Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim,

Front of completed Arch

 

back-arch by Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim,

Back of completed Arch

Polo Ground State Park Commission - 2004

Polo Grounds Arch

The Sculpture / Signage arch was built by local sculptor Susana Arias. The idea behind the arch is to have an recognizable shape, the arch, depicting the past (shadow of the polo rider on a horse) and the present the bas-relief baseball bats and soccer ball. The Back of the sculpture is a beautiful composition of colorful horses, a treat for those who venture to look.

The project was commissioned by the Santa Cruz County Parks and Recreation Department. It was an open competition to which artists submitted proposals and Arias?was selected.

The construction of the arch structure, done by Kolb Construction, consists of four 10 foot deep caissons, an 18 inch deep 6 foot by 7 foot footing and then the 12 foot high poured in place concrete arch on which the tiles are installed.
PROJECT CONSTRUCTION

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Site Drilling, Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim,  caissons by Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim

Site Preparation

center arch mold by Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim, 

concrete pour by Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim,

Arch Mold Construction
  
mold poured by Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim,

beginning to tile by Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim,

Poured Form, beginning tile

 

 Final Tile Set by Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim, 

Susana Grouting Arch by Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim,   Susana Arias & Arch, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim, 

Tiling and Grouting

 
 

 
                  

Finished Installation by Susana Arias, Abbaca, Acrylics, Art, Artwork, Art Classes, Architectural, Ceramics, Art Lessons, Bathroom floors, Bathroom Sinks, Bathroom tiles, Bowls, Bronze, Cast Ceramics, Canvas, Children's Art, Clay, Commissions, Community,Cement,Door Trim,

 


Susana Arias has done other public art projects in and with the community such as:

  • “Finding our Past? Underpass at Bay Ave./Porter St. exit.

  • “Light Time? A working sun dial, traffic circle on King St. (done with Gateway Students)

  • “Our City Our Town?tiles at the new Santa Cruz, Police Department (done with 150 3rd grade students from all S.C. City schools

  • “The Park Alive?mural at Mesa Park in Watsonville

  • “Our Neighborhood?Tiles done with neighbors for park at Beach Flats

  • ”Sycamore Leaves?on crossing islands in front of Natural Bridges school (done with Gateway Students)

  • ”California Creatures?traffic island on Trescony next to McDonalds off Mission (done with Gateway Students)

  • ”The Sky is the Limit?Entrance to De Laviega Elementary School (done with De Laviega Students)
 

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