Mural takes center stage as Prince George's skate park nears completion - The Washington Post

The long-awaited Melrose Skate Park in Hyattsville is nearing its final stages of construction. A glass tile mosaic of rushing waves is being installed near the site where youths will soon roll on cement waves of their own.

“I’ve found that art is the perfect complement to a skate park. It goes with their creativity and adds a vibrancy to their physicality,” said Mount Rainier artist Valerie Theberge, who was hired to create the 6-by-9-foot mural of more than 17,000 tiles depicting rushing water and swimming shad. “To have artwork here is a perfect match.”