A Tribute to Firefighters

This bas-relief brick sculpture stands in front of Glendale Fire Station No.157 on N. 59th Ave. It is called “A Tribute to Firefighters” and depicts Glendale’s first fire station and truck. It was completed by Jay Tschetter of Lincoln, NE in 1997.

She Blinded Me With Science

 
When I saw this bench on a local corner I thought of two things. First, not too many years ago this young girl would be holding a book. Second, many years ago (but still within my lifetime) this would have been a scene of Jetson-like fiction. I guess that means this is either a sad comment on our way of life or a celebration of technology depending on the way you look at things.

"Her Secret Is Patience"

is the title of this flexible fabric sculpture created by Janet Echelman.  It's located in the Downtown
Civic Space Park. It is part of an effort to renew downtown Phoenix.

"Echelman, the artist, said she was inspired by the city’s open sky, its monsoon cloud formations and the desert flora, which she said bloom slowly and patiently, much like the city’s core has.

“That seems to be the right metaphor for this downtown,” she said. “They’ve been working a long time for the downtown to come to full bloom.”
The piece is designed to shift with the wind, making it a fluid addition to a morphing city. It will be illuminated at night."

A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That

This "reclycled art" is in a public park at the Liberty Water Reclamation Facility in Goodyear. I couldn't find anything about the art work, but someone I spoke to at the park said it had been done by local school children. There were all kinds of items embedded in the concrete...light sockets, plumbing fixtures, wire, nuts, bolts, glass, bottles, and on and on.