Title: Tile Mosaic With Turtles
Location: Just off 10th Avenue in South Tucson
Details: Ceramic tile mosaic.
He Said:
Here's another tiled wall in South Tucson showing that walls don't have
to be
just walls. I
especially like the turtles marching across the bottom. For some reason
these turtles seem to be happy creatures; I really don't get that
impression from real turtles, just from stylized representations.
She Said:
I like this tile wall for its color and theme. The woman appears to be
regarding the turtles with a benevolent eye, as though she were
blessing them in some way. Perhaps she is a sort of guardian spirit of
animals, and turtles in particular. Certainly, turtles could stand to
have a guardian spirit, given the hand they are often dealt by
humanity; this wall can be a reminder that we two-legged ones aren't
the only creatures on the planet.
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