This faux moss wall was constructed within 48 hours as the hotels original contractor/artist fell through. I worked solo on this project. I first painted an abstract green base to the canvas so white didn’t peek through the shrubbery once up. I cut out shapes of turf (leftover from the property), and spray painted it to better match the moss chosen. I picked and arranged the flowers, leaves, etc. Each letter of “HOTEL ZAZZ” was stenciled onto wood then cut from a jigsaw by yours truly, then spray painted lime green. Wire was adhered to the back, to then wrap to the basket backs of the moss.
The main challenges for this project were 1. The rush and new-territory aspect, and 2. the fact that this is a hidden door to a speakeasy. So the wall had to appear seamless over extreme use overtime.
The client and customers are very happy- you can see more of this over @hotelzazzabq (in addition to other work).
This was a bathroom in a hotel lobby. The client wanted something more ‘disco’, and also wanted to tie in the moss wall style. First, a green stencil was painted so that the faux moss applied didn’t have any white peeking through. The moss was trimmed then applied to the walls and ceiling. Then thousands of disco tile were applied by hand (by myself) in an offset fashion. Unique placements in the corners, and ceiling. Plants, and dangling crystals were added for additional flair.
We collected nearly one thousand cassette tapes donated by folks around Albuquerque and beyond. They were glued, stacked to the floor separated in sections so that pouring of the resin could be completed in stages. Clay was placed on the outside as barrer for the resin. Glitter was added to some sections, and the resin was applied by myself. Turf scraps from the hotel were trimmed and applied to the right side of the floor.
Disco balls and lights were hung on the ceiling in an abstract, excess way, and plants as accents. Flowers were added to crawl up the corners of the white room, and later an abstract, psychedelic mural added to the inside left.
The largest challenge was applying the resin during the winter, making sure the room was warm enough to set, as well as making sure employees could continue to enter the room on the right daily as it’s where they take breaks and clock in.
