The Mosaic Man — Jim Power and His Mosaic Trail

A blog dedicated to Jim Power, aka the 'Mosaic Man!' Let's join Jim as he takes us on a journey along his Legendary Mosaic Trail in NYC's East Village. You can support Jim's work by buying Official Mosaic Man Gear using the Store link above or making a donation via the button below.

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MOSAIC ALERT: FDNY 9/11 TRIBUTE POLE REMOVED FROM ASTOR PLACE [UPDATED]

From Jim:

MOSAIC TRAIL LIGHT POLE ..REMOVED AT ASTOR PLACE..............IS THIS THE FIRST OF THE POLES REMOVED FOR THE RE-DESIGN OF ASTOR PLACE.......MOSAIC ALERT............THESE ARE LANDMARKS AND NEED TO BE SAVED............................SAVE THE MOSAIC TRAIL FUNDRAISER TILL AFTER LABOR DAY......THIS IS A REAL MESS. AND HARD TO KEEP UP WITH.....WITH NO FUNDING. AND BESIDES A CRIPPLING DISABILITY I HAVE NOW A HERNIA IN MY GUT AND STILL HAVE TO KEEP GOING ,AT LEAST TILL LABOR DAY............MAYBE THIS IS IT! ENJOY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED ALL THESE YEARS ,THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I WILL NOT GO AWAY QUIETLY FOR SURE.! MOSAIC MAN 1988-2013. WORSE POLE REMOVED AT ASTOR PL WAS TRIBUTE TO F,D,N,Y, FOR 911 SAD AND A SHAME FOR THE LACK OF SUPPORT FROM THE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD,,,,,,,,,,,,EVERY ONE IS DOING TOURS OF MY WORK ,TALK OF TOWN ,YET I CAN'T GET REAL HELP OR RAISE THE MONEY. I GIVE UP JUST TO DO THE STREET WORK................SHAME ON THE CITY AND MOST VILLAGE RESIDENTS. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE..................................................WHAT A DRAG I HAVE BEEN AND AM DISGUSTED 28 YEARS.................. MORE TO COME.

Please:

http://mosaicmannyc.com/donate

Thank you, in advance.

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Update

The Pole is back.

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Care for a mosaic lesson from The Mosaic Man himself?

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Or you can make a donation here.

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August 14, 2003, a little after 4 PM.

The Blackout.

10 years ago today.

Where were you?

Above photo by The Yenta Laureate of The Lower East Side.

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Or you can make a direct donation here.

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Visit Original Link

Click play to hear an on-site interview with Jim Power, "The Mosaic Man," from Woodstock '94. Recorded August 13, 1994, 19 years ago today.

(via The Woodstock '94 Internet Multimedia Center by The WELL)

Check out that site! Prepare for a blast from the past!

About the project:

From August 12-14, 1994, The WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link) had a tent available on-site at the Woodstock '94 concert. As you will see, concert goers could share their experiences with the then-small world of Internet users.

This site was created during Woodstock '94 by on-site participants, WELL users, and the Internet community. What was created here during Woodstock '94 will remain on the Internet as an archive for generations of rock n' roll lovers to savor.

This 1994 project represents one of the early public Internet access events on the 'net. A group of Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link (better known as The WELL) staffers set up free 'net terminals in the mud at Woodstock II. This gave many people a first glimpse of the "information superhighway" they had heard about. Few people had access to see web pages, and even among those who were already wired, slow modems and connections made large unexpected images a slow, hanging curse, so "downloading" images was a big deal.

There was no web interface to The WELL's conferences at that time, so a WELL user's perl script provided a way to dump content into rudimentary early HTML every few hours, allowing the discussions to be readable long before there was web forum software.

So travel in time, back to Woodstock II (and in the discussions, to memories of some who were at the first Woodstock in '69)...and savor the primitive web of the Mosaic• era!

• - The author is referring to the Mosaic browser, but ha! How fitting!

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25 Years Later.

See: A mosaic for Clayton Patterson on 7th and A (via E.V. Grieve)

Above photo by Bobby Williams

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Ever find yourself looking at light posts in the East Village? Follow St. Mark’s Place toward Tompkins Square Park, and you’ll soon discover colorful mosaics at the bases and on the poles.

This trail of mosaics is created by Jim Power, or “Mosaic Man,” who has been creating mosaics around the Square since 1985.

Jim has created 80 mosaic poles, each designed to represent the surrounding neighborhood. 

To help you out on your art adventure, we put together a map you can follow to find some of the mosaics. We might not have gotten them all, so make sure to share them with us if you find more!

You might even be lucky enough to spot this beauty along the trail…

Although some of Jim’s mosaics have been torn down or painted over in the past, Jim recently received support with a social media campaign to secure the future of his work, and now you can now follow him on Tumblr, Facebook, and Twitter.

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THANK YOU!!!

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For posterity, we photographed every one of @MosaicManNYC's lamppost mosaics on St Mark's Place 

See here:

http://untappedcities.com/2013/08/07/photographing-every-one-of-jim-powers-mosaics-in-the-east-village/

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Awesome job! Thank you!!!

Mosaic The City!!!

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Hey!

Will be out on the Trail along St. Mark's Place all week.

Come say hello.

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Or you can make a donation here.

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Belt I made for my niece Anne 20 years ago.

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The People's Pole!!!

On Avenue A & St. Mark's Place, just outside the entrance to Tompkins Square Park.

For everyone who donated $100 to get your picture on a pole, THANK YOU!!!

The People's Pole is here!!!

Recall:

Donate $100 to the Rebuilding of the Mosaic Trail and get your picture on a tile to be used on a future lamp pole!!!

We know - AWESOME!?!

:-D

Literally become part of the trail itself. And Jim has mastered his technique over the years, so these new poles will be built to last!

“With the glue I’m using, these things will stand through a nuclear blast!” he says.

You’ll be able to walk along the Trail years from now and show your grandkids!

See the video above for an idea. Use a headshot, a logo, etc. Whatever you want!

Your picture. On a tile. Forever.

Boom.

Just give a 100 bucks. Do it!

Thanks in advance!

The Indiegogo campaign has ended, BUT THE FUNDRAISING HAS NOT!

;-)

Turns out you don't need a cutesy named website to crowdfund when you can just direct people to your own site. (About 98% of the people who donated to the campaign were locals, or friends of Jim anyway. Cut out the middle man, right?)

If you hadn't noticed, Jim's had a Donation button on the right side of the site here since the beginning. Go ahead. Click it.

And donate to help support the continued rebuilding of The Legendary Mosaic Trail!!!

http://mosaicmannyc.com/donate

You can pay by PayPal, credit/debit card or your bank account.

Simple!

Remember, give $100 and get your own tile on The People's Pole!!!

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One of these days I'm going to cut you into little pieces...

Ha!

Any Pink Floyd Fans out there?

Check out this mosaic on the pole at 2nd Avenue and E 6th Street in the East Village, out in front of the bank where the Fillmore East used to be.

It's one of Jim's cooler pieces and features mosaic tributes to several bands that had played there.

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Check out The Official Mosaic Man Collection on Etsy and CafePress for belt buckles, t-shirts and a variety of other items featuring Jim's designs. Proceeds go toward supporting Jim's work on The Mosaic Trail.

Or you can make a donation here.

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Hi!

Photo via Creative Time

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Check out The Official Mosaic Man Collection on Etsy and CafePress for belt buckles, t-shirts and a variety of other items featuring Jim's designs. Proceeds go toward supporting Jim's work on The Mosaic Trail.

Or you can make a donation here.

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Happy 4th. Love, Jim & Jessie Jane

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New York City's iconic "Mosaic Man" gets boost from unlikely partner (via CBS News)

Nice story about the Mosaic Man NYC "operation" by Sara Dover, associate news editor, and Roland Marconi for CBSNews.com

Jim's gone national!

Every little bit helps to boost his profile.

Watch the clip above and read the full article for more info.

As Jim says in the video, his work on the trail is like therapy.

If you love the work, please consider making a donation.

http://mosaicmannyc.com/donate

Give what you can and claim some awesome perks!

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Made pretty quick work of the base of the new "A" pole on Avenue A and St. Mark's Place just outside the entrance to Tompkins Square Park.

In a groove.

Still accepting donations so that the work can continue. Please give what you can!

Thanks in advance!

http://mosaicmannyc.com/donate

Photo via East VIllage Hawkeye

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Slow Down

After this week.

Hope everyone is doing OK.

Love,

Jim and Jessie Jane

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This was just one of those great "East Village Moments."

Yesterday, while Jim was out doing some work on St. Mark's Place, a walking tour led by long-time local resident, Courtney Shapiro, came walking by. Courtney had just finished telling her group about The Legendary Mosaic Trail and had pointed out a number of light poles along the way. She mentioned that she started seeing these mosaics 30 years ago, but never once met the individual behind them. That's when someone on the street pointed to Jim and said "That's the Mosaic Man right there."

So, the group stopped to take some photos with the artist himself, and was entertained for a while by Jim and his stories and, of course, Jessie Jane and her bag of tricks.

Photographer Bobby Williams just happened to be right there when it all went down and he snapped the top picture that was later posted to EV Grieve.

From Courtney:

"Thank you so much for taking the time today to speak to my group of travelers from all over the world --- we had people from Iran, the United Kingdom, Dominican Republic, Germany, Spain and Australia and they were all very interested in hearing your story and they absolutely loved your mosaic artwork.

It was a treat to meet you after more than 30 years of seeing your art beautify this wonderful neighborhood."

And from Jim himself:

"THAT 'MOMENT' IS ONE OF THE REASONS I LOVE WORKING AND LIVING IN THE EAST VILLAGE. JESSIE JANE, IN THE PHOTO WITH NATHAN WHITESIDE, AND I MEET MANY WONDERFUL PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER. THANK YOU ONE AND ALL AND ALSO THANKS TO BOBBY WILLIAMS FOR CAPTURING THE 'MOMENT!' MANY MORE TO COME ON THE MOSAIC TRAIL!"

This is what it's all about, folks.

Jim, in his element.

Jim hopes the trail will be around for another 100 years so generations to come will be able to enjoy his work.

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Check out The Official Mosaic Man Collection on Etsy and CafePress for belt buckles, t-shirts and a variety of other items featuring Jim's designs. Proceeds go toward supporting Jim's work on The Mosaic Trail.

Or you can make a donation here.