I remember this stainless steel sculpture being at the entrance to the old student union building back when I was a student at the University of Arizona.
This interesting and eclectic mosaic sculpture can be found north of the University of Arizona Student Union. It really has a lot going on if one stops to really check it out.
Pretty darn tall for a tile oriented sculpture... In the background is one of the University of Arizona's parking garages -- if you look above the garage's top deck, that grid structure is holding a large array of solar photovoltaic panels which produce electricity while also providing some shade for the cars; win-win.
cool tile moon up on top
the base is wrapped with Santa Theresa style tile work with a variety of southwestern themed plant and animal designs similar to those found under the shade ramadas out at Sabino Canyon
nicely done sculpture, I'd say...
We had a very nice overcast and rainy day in Tucson today. I had a morning systems maintenance window this morning and when I finished work I went out for a walk in the rain around the UofA campus. Very refreshing, even the statues were enjoying it.
Ah, refreshing rain!
looking toward the old Steward Observatory building
the Wildcat family was out and about
normally wet fountains, wetter
tables on University Blvd
I walked about 3 miles or so around campus, talking to friends on the phone, snapping an occasional picture, and really enjoying being out in the rain (desert dweller, remember). I stopped for a hot coffee at Cafe Luce which I drank, yep, outside in a light drizzle -- good coffee, first time I've been there. Then back home to do chores, cook, turn the big game on, and get ready for the week. All in all a great day!
This interesting sculpture greets travelers in Holbrook, AZ at the intersection of highways 77 & 180. The cowboy on top of the petrified log seems to give new meaning to the expression "petrified of heights"? A much saner native american figure watches from a safe distance below. Great design and fits the region well!
Now turn around and sit down
This is metal sculpture of a diving Gray Hawk (a hawk species found within the U.S. in small parts of southern Arizona and southern Texas, the northernmost parts of its range). I saw my first ever Gray Hawk in Patagonia many years ago, its a great looking bird.
This pizza eating dude is located outside the Velvet Elvis restaurant in Patagonia, AZ. If you are in the vicinity, they make some excellent designer pizzas for carnivores and herbivores alike.
Walking past this traffic light in Prescott (NE corner Gurley & McCormick), I blinked twice thinking I had a small hare in my eye...
Why do rabbits see us and bolt?
Just north of the Gurley Street bridge, along the Granite Creek trail in Prescott, AZ, are two incredible wood carvings carved out of cottonwood stumps by artist Jeff Grabish. The Creek Dragon above is really incredible! I'm guessing roughly 8-10 feet tall? Seemed quite at home in the lush creek setting.
Just a few paces further north is the Tree of Life, also by Jeff Grabish. Be sure to click on the pictures to see the incredible details of these carvings! Nicely done Jeff! It was great to see carved wood art outside like this.
This interesting metal sculpture can be found at the Oro Valley Library (Oro Valley is a town in northwest Tucson Metro). The tree grows out of a large book which is about 12 feet wide.
The mountains in the background are the west face of the Santa Catalinas which border Tucson (you see the south face in most of my pictures). The book does indeed have text, good words, good advice...
"The more you read, the more you know; 
"The smarter you grow, the stronger your voice; 
Really nice design. The leaves catch the light nicely. And somewhat to my surprise, when I first walked up to the sculpture two real birds flew out of it! 
This large tile mural portrays the harvesting of saguaro fruit. It can be seen from car or on foot at the SE corner of Broadway and Church in downtown Tucson.
This is part of a Shakespeare themed sculpture outside the Maroney Theatre on the U of A campus. Seeing this, I couldn't help but think of the catastrophic state budget cuts being considered for the state's higher education system.
"Border Dynamics" is a sculpture by Mexican artists Guadalupe Serrano and Alberto Morackis installed near the southeast corner of the Harvill Building on the University of Arizona campus. It has four tall figures pushing against opposite sides of a wall. The sculpture is about 14 feet tall. Its a great sculpture to view and reflect on the barriers that separate nations, people, relationships, beliefs. I had seen pictures of it in the news when it first came out years ago, but saw it today in person on my way to the UofA art museum.
East / West Berlin wall: down. U.S. / Cuba "wall": still up. U.S. / Mexico wall: currently under construction. Which represents progress?
