custom tile murals by Ilena Finocchi

St Anne's plaza

St. Anne's Plaza

Majolica and Porcelain Tile Murals

Goals were to use traditional materials and techniques that can be found similar to St. Bartholomew's Church originally built in 1229, in Majorca, Spain. The primitive style of the tile paintings in Spain was also part of the design goal for the stations. Hand painted tiles were used for each of the 14 murals of the stations of the cross that are framed and mounted in metal frames along the walkway. Boarder design elements and colors were chosen to be congruent with school and the chapel designs these buildings span the two sides of the plaza. It was imperative that not only traditional materials were used but also traditional Majolica painting techniques. Earthenware tiles that were coated in Majolica glaze and hand painted with rare mason stains were applied an then each tile fired. Giving the overall design a lived in look.

This project truly employed materials and techniques that are currently imitated and other materials and processes are used. The authenticity of vision for a project to be completed with old world materials and techniques was a pleasure to be apart of. The process and the finished plaza transcends the look and feel of its authentic materials and has had on overwhelmingly positive response from the community.

Several years later the 5"x7" Lady of Guadalupe mural was added and the process painted and fired on porcelain.

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The Process of Majolica tile murals

St.Anne’s tiles are painted to reflect the same stylization of these Spanish Majolica tiles that appear on the St. Bartholomew Church in Mallorca, Spain. The church was originally built in 1229, but would go through various reformations during the coming centuries.The interior and exterior are now a mixture Romanesque-Gothic, Baroque and Art Nouveau styles.