First, I drew the bench design on paper; I then built a small 12-inch clay model and painted the final mosaic design on the model.
	Next, I drew a grid on the model's painted design that divided it into many small squares.
	For the big bench, I bought a rigid Styrofoam block that was 8 by 4 by 3 feet in size, and sculpted the bench, following the little model. I overlaid the Styrofoam form with fiberglass mesh and coated it with cement, so it would hold be weatherproof.
	After I creating the form, I drew a grid on its surface. Square-by-square, I transferred the small model's design to the big bench form, drawing it with charcoal, and then fixing the charcoal with acrylic paint.
	Adding the tiles would make the sculpture very heavy, so I put the Styrofoam bench up on a table resting on sawhorses, which in turn sat on two dollies with wheels. That way, I could more easily move the finished piece.
	I chose Vitreous Glass mosaic: the tile is slim, two-sided, lightweight and easy to nip. My design called for twenty-five mosaic colors.