Neighbor & Artist Juan Carlos Pinto Starts Gorgeous Mosaic At Q Gardens

Exciting news! Neighbor and artist Juan Carlos Pinto — who’s well-known for his area installations like the enormous pixelated portraits at the corner of Cortelyou and Marlborough Roads, the Brooklyn mosaic next to the old John’s Bakery, and the Newkirk Plaza tunnel mural — has started working on a wall at Q Gardens, the new community green space located on E. 18th Street, just behind the Church Avenue B/Q subway station.

Carlos would love some help from the neighborhood, so if you have any broken ceramics, old pieces of tile or thick pieces of mirror, please drop it off during compost hours (listed here) or email qgardensinfo@gmail.com to let them know!

As for the garden itself, neighbor Anne Schoeneborn told us that they’re looking for cinder blocks and any big containers (preferably at least 18 inches deep) that could be used as planters.

For more information about Q Gardens, you can visit their website and Facebook page.