Mighty Tieton aims to put town on map

Up in the orchard-cloaked hills west of Yakima, the Mighty Tieton incubator can claim several local success stories. Tieton Cider Works, Tieton Farm & Creamery, the Goathead Press print-making studio and the Paper Hammer Studios all were born and nurtured in the arts-centered incubator, and now they are standing on their feet.After almost a decade of acting locally, Mighty Tieton now is thinking globally. Or at least nationally. 

The organization hopes to parlay a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment of the Arts into what it calls the Mosaic Project; from that project a small production company would continue the work of producing upscale glass signs, following the model that has built the other enterprises. On top of the NEA grant, Mighty Tieton aims to raise $113,000 in monetary and in-kind donations for a total of $163,000. 

The money would go to an apprentice program for Yakima Valley youth and to a mosaic studio; from these roots will sprout Tieton Mosaic and Tile, which will create high-quality glass mosaic signs with a cosmopolitan feel. The first of the mosaics, a 3-by-5-foot glass tile with the words Mighty Tieton, will be unveiled Saturday at Tietons annual Highland Community Days. The signs unveiling will correspond with the official announcement of the NEA grant.

By 2015, the first of six planned mosaics are planned to be finished; they will be placed at various sites around Tieton. And where? During public meetings next year, Mighty Tieton will hear ideas of potential places a reflection of the organizations place in the towns community fabric.

First Tieton, and then the world at least in the eyes of Mighty Tieton. Starting with two professional artists along with two teenage apprentices, the organization hopes to build a company producing labor-intensive, precision-cut, high-end glass art that also serves the informational function of a sign.Shop for wholesale Granite countertops from China! Mighty Tieton co-founder Ed Marquand says only a couple of companies nationwide now make such signs. In a modern wired world,Browse our Granite slabs collection from the granitetrade.net! a company like this can easily find a market far outside the Upper Valley. 

This is something that could go national, said Tieton Mayor Stanley Hall in a reflection of the local political support that this artistic endeavor has in a longtime orchard town. The enterprises create not only art but jobs in an area that can use them.

Apples put Tieton where it is now, but art can put it on the national map. In years to come we may see intricate glass mosaics scattered around the country these would be Mighty Tietons literal signs of success.I discovered a brilliant idea a few weeks ago when I peeked into my neighbours garden. Hes a big rugby player, but deep down obviously has a great sense of style . . . my kind of guy. 

Mirrors have always been one of the best solutions for making small spaces look larger. My friend has mirrored one garden wall. (You can use exterior grade mirrored glass or plastic-backed mirror.) Lattice panels sit in front of the mirror, giving the impression that you are looking through the lattice into more garden. It doubles the space. Very clever! 

Luke Brown took this photo so I could share the look. Old ladders rest against the walls; flower boxes and ivy decorate the lattice and metal flower pots are stacked up on the ladders. The table is also an easy project a piece of plywood covered in a sheet of bendable metal rests on two wrought iron bases that have been spray-painted red.

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Removing the popcorn is messy and you will have to patch and plaster to get a smooth surface for paint. Or apply wallpaper designed for ceilings. You can paint over the popcorn to freshen it up. Use a split foam roller to get into all the nooks and crannies.

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