Eileen Gay

HEART

MOSAIC ARTIST & SCULPTOR

HEART

Waldo Canyon Fire Memorial

Mountain Shadows Park

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Between June 23, 2012 and July 10, 2012 the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado burned 18,247 acres in the Pike National Forest and in Colorado Springs leaving two people dead and destroying some 346 homes.

"Heart" is a memorial commemorating that loss and honoring the community's strength for rising to the challenge of rebuilding and healing in its aftermath. Heart and the Memorial Plaza in Mountain Shadows Park represent a foundation of hope, of neighbors helping neighbors, of losses turned into new beginnings and of strong hearts working together to rebuild.

HONORS - BEST IN SHOW, Mosaic Arts International 2015: Society of American Mosaic Artists – Painted Bride Art Center, Architectural Installation Category

Link to Mosaic Art International 2015 Best in Show

Link to installation time lapse video

Link to Colorado Springs data page for 'Heart'

Link to KOAA News 5 "Waldo Canyon Fire 10 Years Later"

Special thanks to the following folks for all their work and in-kind support that made the Waldo Canyon Fire Memorial "Heart" a success:

Steve Weed and Laurie Wilson

Classic Homes

Housing & Building Association of Colorado Springs

Even Preisser, Inc.

Colorado Springs Together Board of Directors & Leadership Team

Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

Waldo Canyon Fire Memorial Committee