Take a blank wall, a grassroots effort and add in 360,000 glass tiles and the result is a mural depicting the history of Balboa Island.
The mural, on the south-facing side of the island’s Irvine Ranch Market, started as an idea about four years ago.
People look at a 10-by-56-foot mural on the side of the Irvine Ranch Market on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, CA on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The mural, which uses thousands of 1/2 inch glass tiles, was created as a reflection of Balboa Island’s history. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A 10-by-56-foot mural on the side of the Irvine Ranch Market on Balboa Island was recently completed in Newport Beach, CA. The mural, which uses thousands of 1/2 inch glass tiles, was created as a reflection of Balboa Island’s history. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Local businesses are part of a 10-by-56-foot mural on the side of the Irvine Ranch Market in Newport Beach, CA. The mural, which uses thousands of 1/2 inch glass tiles, was created as a reflection of Balboa Island’s history. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
People look at a 10-by-56-foot mural on the side of the Irvine Ranch Market on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, CA on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. The mural, which uses thousands of 1/2 inch glass tiles, was created as a reflection of Balboa Island’s history. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A woman looks at a 10-by-56-foot mural on the side of the Irvine Ranch Market on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, CA on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. The mural, which uses thousands of 1/2 inch glass tiles, was created as a reflection of Balboa Island’s history. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Bay life is depicted in a 10-by-56-foot mural on the side of the Irvine Ranch Market in Newport Beach, CA. The mural, which uses thousands of 1/2 inch glass tiles, was created as a reflection of Balboa Island’s history. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Bay life is depicted in a 10-by-56-foot mural on the side of the Irvine Ranch Market in Newport Beach, CA. The mural, which uses thousands of 1/2 inch glass tiles, was created as a reflection of Balboa Island’s history. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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People look at a 10-by-56-foot mural on the side of the Irvine Ranch Market on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, CA on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. The mural, which uses thousands of 1/2 inch glass tiles, was created as a reflection of Balboa Island’s history. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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