PECO Family Jams: Scrap-Work Tapestries
Not long ago, a visitor looked at the mosaicked ground in Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens and flashed us a big smile. “It’s as if a giant crazy-quilt of mirror, tile, glass, and cement was spread o…
PECO Family Jams: Image Transfer Tiles
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens was created using a wide assortment of materials salvaged and donated by members of the surrounding community. Materials such as broken mirrors, leftover tiles, cracked …
PECO Family Jams: Found-Object Robots
The names of many art environments and their creators are lovingly woven through the mosaics of Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. One of these is Tom Every, creator of the Read More about PECO Family Jams: Found-Object Robots
PECO Family Jams: Collaged Boxes & Cards
Isaiah Zagar, creator of Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, started “upcycling” long before the term existed. Using salvaged materials which would have ended up in landfil…
PECO Family Jams: Pinecone Harvest
In 1998, Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens creator Isaiah Zagar planted corn, flowers, and a small pine tree in the empty lots next to his studio. While Isaiah transformed the space into a fully mosaicke…
