Twelve years ago, a mosaic of the Virgin of Guadalupe surfing on a big wave, surprised the city of Encinitas. It took time for the controversial piece of art to find a permanent home and since then it
"We're mourning the loss of Mark Patterson," said Mike Redman, the vice president of the Surfing Madonna Oceans Project."He did so much for the world and for the community ... he was a noted artist, but this was his one famous piece. His first incredible piece, he knocked it out of the park.
He said assumed the railroad owned the pillar and the art piece wouldn't pose a problem."To me it looked like the perfect frame for the mosaic. And that's what really called me to it," he said. "The Surfing Madonna Oceans Project has gone on to do all kinds of things for the community. They've put on the world's biggest beach run, the Encinitas half marathon, and of course our special needs surf camps throughout the summer. These camps get kids in the water who normally wouldn't get there," Redman said.
Despite Patterson’s death, Redman says the legacy of the"Surfing Madonna" will live on and he invites the community to its forever home.
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