THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AT FITZSIMONS
Aurora, Colorado

Artist: Carolyn Braaksma
Year Completed: 2007
Media: Terrazzo with metal embeds

Braaksma designed a bright 19,000 square foot terrazzo floor that creates a maze of color and imagery to remind children of a place away from doctors and nurses. Some of the featured imagery includes a butterfly with a 28-foot wingspan, a maze, and an engraved Spanish healing poem.