Borough of Etna by Holland Williams

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The Borough of Etna has (or had?) a free adult craft project each year. One year they did rug braiding, but in 2008 the project was creating a community mural with hand–painted tiles. A local ceramic⁄art studio hosted the project and a local artist designed it.

The mural shows Etna landmarks, past and present, along with Mt Etna, the borough’s namesake.

We rode out to see this mural on a bright, sunny morning. The drawback to that is that we had to photograph it from an angle to eliminate the glare from the sun reflecting off the tiles and to prevent the pronounced shadows from getting in the photographs.

There is a portion in the center of the mural that appears to honor local veterans. This was done using images of the Honorable Service Lapel Button (The Ruptured Duck) from WWII and the insignia of the American Legion.

Around the border of the mural, individual artists are identified on their own tiles.

There are other tiles that explain:

"This mural was made possible through grant funding received from the Pennsylvania council of the arts, a state agency funded by an annual appropriation and the national endowment for the arts and the borough of Etna. The mural was painted by local volunteers at Bob's Ceramics studios in the summer of 2008. Designed by Holland Williams and facilitated by Elaine Glassner.

Summary:

Artist(s): Holland Williams and multiple volunteers
Address: Sullivan Way and Crescent St.
City: Etna
Zip: 15223

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