b'CASE STUDY mural,apprenticesworkedfromhelpedgivelifetothismural. 6 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to avoid the sum- Mosaics were installed with MAPEI mer heat, which can get intense inUltrafl exLFTandgroutedwith the high desert, even though the job- C-Cure MP Sanded 924 grout. site was protected by an overhang.The Migrating Souls of Wisdom muralwascompletedonJuly Inspired by ceramics 22.Inspiredbythemigrationof The fi ve apprentices that workedMonarchbutterfl iesfromCanada on this project come from a widethroughtheU.S.toMexico,its range of backgrounds, all of whomalso symbolic of transcending bor-werereturningfrompastyearsders, Paz-Pedro explained, honor-projects. TileLetter spoke with leading the four generations of butter-apprentices Tori Lucero, who is infl that make the trip. Individualies her6thsummerwith ALMA,andbutterfl iesfeaturetinylettersthat Vigil, who joined ALMA in 2018. spellthenamesofNativetribes Lucero,25,wasrecommendedand four generations from the art-to this program by someone whoists own families.knew of her passion for art. I haveThisdesignspreadsfromlast aloveformakingceramics,sheyears Healing into Harmony mural said.Shedreamsofstartingherandincorporatesthenegative own business. The installation isspaceoftheconcreteconvention myfavoritepart,shesaid.Itscenter wall as part of the design, very calming.versus the edge-to-edge murals the Vigil, 20, came to ALMA on thegrouphascreatedinthepast.It recommendationofhisceramicseven incorporates curved tiles that teacher. He is currently studying artfollow the contours of the walls. education at the University of NewInherbook,TheLanguageof Mexico, and his main art form isButterfl ies,NewYorkTimesbest-making functional ceramics.selling author and science journal-Thisisagreatsummerjob,ist Wendy Williamsobservesthat, Vigilsaid.Iloveworkingwiththelanguageofbutterfl iesisthe glazes to get different colors. Helanguage of color. That is truly the loves the installation as well. Itscase with this ALMA mural, which one thing to see it on paper, anduses colorful mosaics to convey a itsanothertoseeittakeshape.profoundmessageofbeautyand Vigil enjoyed the chance to put ameaningputtingthebutterfl y personal touch in past murals, witheffectintomotion,withasingle personally-designed tiles.mural that can change lives of young In addition to Lucero and Vigil,apprentices, and those who stop to apprentices Jacqueline De La Cruz,viewandponderthisworkwhen JaiSalazar,andJacquelynHelpavisiting downtown Albuquerque. 96 TileLetter | September 2020'