Tag: Fountain Hills Public Art (page 2 of 4)

Bob, the Frog is another creation of sculptor Randy Hand.  It was donated by the Rotary Club of Fountain Hills, Randy & Mary Hand, Mary & Joe Cavinato, Jackie & Jerry Miles, Mardelle Willson, and by The Sunridge Foundation.

Sculptor Randy Hand created this piece, titled George, the Tortoise.  It’s located near the playground in the Fountain Park.  The plaques affixed to a nearby wall show an impressive number of donors, many of whom are grandparents honoring their grandchildren.

Jason Napier created this sculpture, titled Precious Cargo, of a large cat carrying one of her kittens.  It was donated in 2001 in memory of Corinne Miles by Jackie and Jerry Miles.

I had tried photographing this sculpture on at least three other occasions but, whether shooting at night or during the day, I kept getting an unacceptable amount of glare from the surface of the sculpture, which is polished and shiny.  The color of the stone is really quite beautiful;  I didn’t want to settle for a shot that had a lot of glare in it.  I finally employed some lighting techniques which made it possible to get this shot with minimal glare.

Sculptor Kendra Fleischman created this work, titled Truth.  It was donated in 2005 by The Fountain Hills Civic Association and Jackie & Jerry Miles.

Embrace was created by sculptor David Hiles.  It was donated by The Fountain Hills Civic Association, The Sunridge Foundation, and many others – see photo of plaque below for complete list.  (Note: The plaque is in poor condition; I had to do a significant amount of touch-up to make it look presentable.)

This work, created by sculptor Doug Hyde, is titled Santa Clara Wedding Vase Gift.  It was donated in 2007 by Jean and Rolland Lorenz to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary.

More Than Words was created by sculptor Greg Todd.  It was donated in 2013 by Neil E. (Tony) Atchinson and Sally Ballee’ Atchinson.

This sculpture titled, Where Have All the Mammoths Gone?, was created by Martha Pettigrew.  It was donated in 2008 by Jackie & Jerry Miles and the Fountain Hills Cultural & Civic Association.

I had considered cloning the flags away, but Marie told me the sculpture has more impact, especially considering its title, with flags and other evidence of modern civilization in the photo.