Neither fire nor flood could keep Manahawkin artist Cheryl Syminink from displaying her commissioned three-panel glass mosaic in an apartment complex in Bound Brook, N.J.

‘FIREWORKS’: (from left) Lou Reynolds, Syminink and Marc Chase are excited about the final piece. (Photo by Jack Reynolds)
In December 2019, while the four-story Mosaic on Main Apartments were under construction, owners Louis Reynolds and Marc Chase reached out to Syminink after searching online to find someone who could create a custom art piece for their new project.
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