Public art dedication Oct. 19 

A newly completed four-foot by seven-foot-tall mosaic panel by local artist Carol Krentzman will be installed on Court Street in Natick Center. The new mosaic, “Life is Magical,” is based on the sketch of a dragon mother and her four babies sitting on a rock, that was drawn by Marina Jahic when she was in eighth grade at the McAuliffe Charter School in Framingham. Krentzman has been teaching mosaics on Thursday afternoons at the school for over 20 years. As she had already been thinking about making a mosaic dragon, Krentzman knew right away when she saw Jahic’s drawing that she would like to use it for her next public art mosaic. Thankfully Jahic happily agreed. Krentzman added the sky and the water to the design with the help of local artist Jason Cheeseman-Meyer.  

To complete these large mosaics, Krentzman is fortunate to have the assistance of many enthusiastic volunteers including Kathleen Glennon, Jeff Curran, Lois Connelly, Sarah Abrams, Kit Cunnigham and others. In addition, Scott Libby and Jeff Olsen are Krentzman’s skilled and dependable installation team. 

The dedication of the new public art mosaic will take place on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 10 a.m  on Court Street. All are welcome to attend, rain or shine.

The fused glass rocks and waves in “Life is Magical” contain the names of Krentzman’s generous donors, sponsors, volunteers, family, and friends who helped to make this new public art project possible. Special thanks to the LePain Family, Middlesex Savings Bank, Natick Cultural Council, Szretter Family, Tiles Plus More, Eastern Bank, Golden Tones Chorus, Marian & Winlow Heard, Cody Jacobs, Lisa Sinclair & Ed Burke, Bruce Weisberg & Serge Genesse, Zogby Family, Beth Byrne, Tom & Kelley Halchuk, Barbara Levine Family, Metrowest Subaru, Kristen Pope, Sayre Family, and the many other individual public art lovers who supported this mosaic.