Comments on: Motawi Murals Mix Art, Practicality

By: David Havey

David Havey — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:07:22 +0000

Well… I wish I lived closer to be able to stop by and see the exibits and your program. Sounds like a very satisfying program to be involved. Keep up the good work … Dave

By: Rebecca Diesing

Rebecca Diesing — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:50:40 +0000

Your local hand made art tile studio, Motawi Tileworks, has a free studio tour on Thursday mornings at 11 am. Come on out and see us!

By: Carrie McClintock

Carrie McClintock — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:54:41 +0000

Yes, Motawi tiles are indeed gorgeous, and the murals in the University Hospital are well worth seeing. The U-M hospitals are public spaces, open to all. The only visitors who require supervision are members of the press when interviewing and taking photographs because of patient privacy and other health and safety issues. The murals were not built with Ann Arbor Public Art Funds. I would like to extend a warm welcome to visitors to come and visit the spacious, airy, and light filled exhibit spaces of the University of Michigan Health System, containing both permanent art and nine rotating exhibit galleries.

By: Wm. Jefferson

Wm. Jefferson — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:40:17 +0000

Interesting article – I love tile/mosaic myself, and the installation looks very nice and professional. I bet the smooth tile is nice to touch.

For tile-hounds: there are Motawi and I believe Pewabic tile installations in the School of Education building (former Ann Arbor High School) on E. University – a great tile fountain and wall/floor work on the South side and also a donor recognition piece with a tile border near the East entrance.

Now, does anyone know – are these hospital murals in any way funded by the Ann Arbor Public Art funds? I hope not – the U of M Hospitals are not what I think of when I think public space – you said it in the article – you had to be accompanied into the hospital to view them. I believe that he 4the/Washington parking structure mosaics are from that funding. $400 a square foot is pretty steep, right? I know they will last a long time, and hope they will be moved if they remodel ala Arborland’s “Jack and the Beanstalk” now located in Kerrytown!