Mural, Mural On The Wall

Judy Seckler

Glendale High School ceramics teacher Christine Rose is getting her

wish "to make sure there's clay everywhere at the school." A dedication

was held Thursday in the visual and performing arts quad for a clay tile

mural created by Rose's 25students, part of the only academic-art team in

the district. Student Marine Tamazyan, 17, was chosen to make the

dedication. "I stressed over the details," she said, having worked on

sections of the mural. The students created the 8-foot by 16-foot mural

from 6-inch tiles -- a total of 512 tiles were painted. The themes of the

work included "Rediscovering America" and "Celebrating People," based on

students' studies of Roosevelt's New Deal and his Federal Arts Program.

"Even though we stressed over the little things, it just matters how the

whole thing looks," said ceramic tile artist Arevik Davtyan, 17.