The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden (2007)

Artist: Janet Austin, Students

Media: Handmade ceramic stoneware and mosaic tiles

Dimensions: 9 panels from 1.5′ H x 1′ W to 5′ H x 3′ W

Location: Highland Park High School, Highland Park, IL

The Secret Garden, produced with special needs students during a three month residency with the artist, culminated in a project for the high school’s biennial celebration “Focus on the Arts.” These students used handmade tiles and commercial mosaic tiles to create colorful bugs and flowers in an outdoor courtyard.