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 Rye, NY - Sculptor and mural artist Sarah Coble is nearing completion of the first panel of a mural project at Rye Town Park. Ms. Coble is a resident of Mamaroneck and art teacher at the Hackley School in Tarrytown.
Developed in conjunction with the Park’s 100th anniversary celebrations in 2009, the project will eventually include 3-5 large murals with themes of folktales and local history. The murals will be mounted on the panels of the brick wall that separates the waterfront and pavilions from the parking area.
The “boy and the dragon” mural will depict a Chinese tale about a young boy who outwits a sea dragon in order to save his town. The dragon also makes reference to the historic Dragon Coaster of nearby Playland Amusement Park.
Ms. Coble will also be including some of the tiles made by young people at a clay tile workshop at the park last summer.
Possible themes of other murals might include the tales of the Native Americans who camped on the shores of Long Island Sound, or of the many people who came by ferry or steamship to enjoy summer by the shore.
The Clay Tiles Mural Project is being co-sponsored by Arts Westchester and the Town of Rye, in cooperation with the Clay Art Center of Port Chester.
For further information about the project, contact Reena Kashyap, director of the Clay Art Center, at 937-2047.
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