Crossroads - Raleigh, NC - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This sculpture marks the intersection of two trails in the Park and combines Italian glass tiles, carnelian stones, and shattered bricks to create a densely patterned, textured mosaic surface. The artist has described her use of the prison bricks (recycled from the Polk Youth Correctional Facility, located on this property from 1920 to 1997) as “time capsules,” a way of creating a new work of art that speaks to the historical significance of this place.

Martha Jackson-Jarvis, Crossroads/Trickster 1, 2005, brick, steel mortar, glass tile, and stone, H. 20 ft. x Diam. 23 in., Commissioned by the North Carolina Museum of Art with funds from Wachovia Bank and the North Carolina Department of Transportation Enhancement Program, © 2009 Martha Jackson-Jarvis

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