b'DECORATIVE TILEItalica tile from India, chosen for color, dura-bility,andavailability inthesmallregion. Thetiles,allbroken, arelocatedinthe portraitsectionofthe mural. Some tiles were recycledanddonated sincetheycouldnot besoldduetodam-ageorchipping,sav-ing them from winding up in a landfill.ThetilesweresetThe cement plants seen here were made by using the withfortifiedthinsetactual agave plant as a mold. This feature not only situ-mortar.Forgrout,theated the artwork harmoniously among the actual fields of agave, but these forms serve as supportive buttresses for artistsusedaratioofthe added weight of the tile. This photo shows the beginning process of painting the mural in the background as well as the process of painting the agave plant with a combination of masonry stains and paint. The children are working on a flowerpot. 80TileLetter | September 2019'