Mable Ringling Fountain

The Mable Ringling Fountain mosaic was commissioned by the Sarasota Alliance for Historical preservation to restore the disused fountain in Luke Wood Park Sarasota originally commissioned in honor of the wife circus tycoon John Ringling in 1936.

The outer 80 foot, outer perimeter mosaic was required to be made from sliced paving brick tesserae to match the brick theme of the four  stairways. The four sectioned Vitruvian Wave motif includes a rose centerpiece on each facade. The entire piece was cut and assembled on mesh segments at Splashmosaic Studios and later installed and grouted onsite. There are over 12,000 individual hand cut tesserae altogether and the project employed the help of over 20 volunteers from local high schools and the community at large.