Tile Moasics

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Artist Name
Bruce Walther and Ann Wilson
Project Status
Completed
Art Project Type
Installation
A crowd watches as three people display two tile mosaics. One depicts a man with logging equipment, while the other shows an androgynous worker sitting under a tree selecting and next to various fruit. White lettering proclaims "Berryland Canning."
Location
Various
Address
224th Street and Lougheed Highway

Locations

Logging Industry - Abernethy & Lougheed Co. Mosaic

  • 11997 224 Street, Maple Ridge, BC
  • Artist: Bruce Walther 2011
A graphic of an old man holds onto one end of a two-person saw. In the background there is an old logging truck. The circular image is framed by a red square with green maple leaves in the corners.

Berryland Canning Mosaic

  • 11968 224 Street, Maple Ridge, BC
  • Artist: Ann Wilson 2011
A stylized depiction of an androgynous worker sitting under a tree selecting and next to various fruit. White lettering proclaims "Berryland Canning."

Remembrance – War Mosaic

  • 11887 224 Street, Maple Ridge, BC
  • Artist: Ann Wilson 2010
Mosaic depicting a soldier, a red poppy flower, a white dove, the Canadian armed forces shield and some maple leaves.

Thomas Haney Mosaic

  • 11841 224 Street, Maple
  • Artist: Bruce Walther 2010
A stylized depiction of Thomas Haney standing on an island in front of the Fraser River wharf with the distinctive white with green trim Haney House in the background. A ribbon in the foreground proclaims "Thomas Haney, 1878."

Youth & Recreation Mosaic

  • 22348 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge, BC
  • Artist: Bruce Walther
Mosaic depicting race cars on a track, a yellow boxing glove, the 4H foundation and a yellow ribbon with the words "Be Prepared" on it.

Service - For Home and Country

  • 22347 Lougheed Hwy, Maple Ridge, BC
  • Artist: Ann Wilson
Mosaic depicting people presenting a quilt, the exterior of a church, a nun, and a stack of books with some eyeglasses in front of them.

Materials Used

High fired frost resistant porcelain or ceramic tiles. These tiles are from Italy, Spain, and Portugal

Funding/Contributing Partners

City of Maple Ridge

Stories Associated

As part of the City of Maple Ridge's Downtown Enhancement Project and to promote awareness of the rich history of the Maple Ridge, City staff worked closely with Maple Ridge Museum & Archives and the artist, Bruce Walther, to achieve the details in each mosaic.

Museum curator Val Patenaude helped identify the topics for the initial installations. “When we considered our options for these artworks it became clear that we needed to distill the entire community's human history to a few main themes. I hope that when people see the mosaics, they'll want more so that we can explore other elements of our community heritage."

Thomas Haney, a pioneer who gave his name to the core of our community and started the street system that we still have. The Haney family made major contributions at all levels to the development of the community. Features of this tile mosaic include Thomas Haney in the foreground and Haney House in the background, the old Port Haney waterfront with a paddle wheeler and historic buildings (Billy Miner Pub) that are still there.

Maple Ridge's spectacular scenery is well represented in the mosaics. The maple leaves in the four corners of each mosaic represent the trees that gave the community its name. The wavy gold line around the edge of each mosaic represents the Golden Ears Mountains; the green trees represent our magnificent green spaces and forests, while the two-tone blue rope represents the mighty Fraser River.