Sun Circle

An Archeo-astronomical Monument The Sun Circle is a ceremonial structure in a public park. In it you can observe the sun’s movement along the horizon over the course of the year. Eight curving walls create a kiva-like circle  which was inspired by the ruins of Casa Rinconada,  the great kiva at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, an archeoastronomincal monument,. Six of the...

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Many-Color Mountain

Tucson’s name comes from “Cuk Son,” base of a “dark mountain” in the language of the native people, the Tohono O’odham. But Tucson’s mountains take on many colors with the changing light of day. Here, two mountain ranges are caught in the brilliant orange, pink and purple tones of Arizona sunsets. A vein of copper runs through them. ⇓   Shadow and...

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Play Ball!

People everywhere play games. The rules may be different. The materials may be different. But the spirit is the same. In games the world over, one thing that pops up is balls: baseballs, basketballs, bowling balls, golf balls, pelota balls, ping pong balls, soccer balls, softballs, tennis balls, volleyballs, Vietnamese Da banh, Chinese Tak kiu. A symbol of playfulness,...

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Silver Linings

Clouds and mountains painted on aluminum panels evoke the sky and flight.   At one end of the passage, the clouds are relatively high. As people move in the direction of the gates, they rise above the clouds. Take-off! ⇓   Walking away from the gates, people descend through the clouds. Landing! ⇓   Every cloud has a silver lining. Aluminum is used...

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Sand Trout

Sand Trout are a local legend. The sculptures, two mobiles on either side of the road, are a reminder of the dry river that runs beneath the urban grid. ⇓   Jim Griffith, Southern Arizona Folk Arts: “…. It seems that as the rivers of southern Arizona dried out, the fish slowly adapted to the changing climate, exchanging their gills for lungs and growing their...

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Water to Water

In our daily life, we turn on the faucet, the shower, the sprinkler. At the twist of a hand, water comes pouring out!   The background for this everyday miracle is a complex system of water treatment and delivery. This sculpture celebrates that technology. ⇓   As people approach the wall, it springs to life. Sensors along the path trigger the showerheads...

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