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My name is Hector Hernandez and I'm a public art artist.

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And I usually work on mosaics, painting murals and mixed media. 

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What I'm doing currently at Western Oregon University 

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is this commission for Oregon's arts commission, 1% for art.

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And this project is intended for the Welcome Center, 

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using two kinds of media. One is a painted mural, 

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another one is a mosaic mural. 

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The name of this is tessera, tessera. 

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So what we are doing today is working on phase 2 and 3 of this commission

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in which we are putting together different mosaic panels 

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that are intended for two wings of the Welcome Center building. 

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So we have on this table in the background 

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basic design layout on the table and

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my assistants are working on putting the 

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pieces together based on that design.

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So in order to install these mosaic panels into the wall 

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requires the installation of the mosaic into panels. 

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For example, I can do this so that we can have this piece here

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And then as you can see here we have the anchor points

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of this section here. And our final piece here, uh huh, uh huh.

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And then we grout them. 

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This is not a very common used technique

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that you use boards that you have to put together like a puzzle. 

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And usually those little piece are made of traditionally stone, ceramic or glass.

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The central image of the mural is an open book

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from which a series of butterflies emerge. 

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The theme for the second mural and the third mural

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is about the dreams for pursuing higher education. 

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And my team today consists of former students and students at university level.  

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Since I follow my passion to learn more about art,

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so I recommend to go and pursue higher education. 

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Because in that way you have a solid educational background and 

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also professional; you'll be prepared as a professional in the fields of your choice.

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