Surfing Madonna - Encinitas, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

The plaque says, "On Good Friday, April 22nd, 2011, the community of Encinitas was gifted with the Surfing Madonna mosaic, Our Lady, Star of the Sea.

Local artist, Mark Patterson and his good friend Bob Nichols, dressed up as construction workers and hung the beautiful Surfing Madonna mosaic with its "Save the Ocean" theme. The mosaic was originally mounted underneath the train bridge, across the street from its current home.

The mosaic received international attention while the artists remained anonymous for months until discovered.

Although beloved by the community, she could not stay there and eventually found her way here, to her permanent home.

Mark Patterson sought to raise awareness of the value of our world's Oceans. Through his vision he created the Surfing Madonna mosaic to spread a message of environmental awareness of Mother Ocean.

The mosaic gave birth to the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project which has continued to serve the Ocean and community through funding of local arts, environmental awareness, and by introducing special needs youth and their families to the joy of surfing and living with the Ocean.

Join us in celebrating the beauty of our world's Oceans."

Group that erected the marker: Unknown Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Encinitas, CA, USA URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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