The photographs presented here complete our coverage of the supersized, extremely complex backyard watershapes project by Kathy Marosz, owner of Vision Design & Watershapes in San Diego, Calif. The project, last discussed in our March 2009 issue ("Driving Home," page 48) took more than two years to complete.

"In looking back through the photographs we'd compiled after this huge pool and spa were up and running, I couldn't help looking with special interest at those depicting areas where the wizards at Craig Bragdy Design and Lightstreams Glass Tile managed to bring out the best in both glass and ceramic tile all at once.

"The textured ceramic tile is incredibly deep and nuanced all on its own, but in those few spots where bits of glass are added to the composition, the two types work together in ways that astonish me — just amazing!"

— Kathy Marosz