CERAMIC PAINTING

EARLY PEOPLE OF CAPISTRANO VALLEY

27 Hand-made tiles (each 9x9”) I initially illustrated the three scenes in Adobe Photoshop. The images were then hand-transferred to the tiles, and finally glaze-painted.

Location: Corner of Ortega and Del Obispo Street, just outside the Inn at the Mission, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

In 1775, the Spanish arrived in the valley. Father Junipero Serra founded Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1776.

Starting in the mid 19th century, the population of the San Juan Capistrano Valley grew as people from around the United States and greater world settled here.

FIRST TILE SET:
More than 10,000 years ago, the Acjachemen people came to the Capistrano Valley and were its first inhabitants.

SECOND TILE SET:
In 1775, the Spanish arrived in the valley. Father Junipero Serra founded Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1776.

THIRD TILE SET:
Starting in the mid 19th century, the population of the San Juan Capistrano Valley grew as people from around the United States and the greater world settled here.