Dr. Alice Christie's GEOPA PROJECT PILOT Lesson 1: Works by Joe Tyler |
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Arizona artist Joe Tyler painstakingly custom-designed and crafted several critters from durable steel and rebar over the course of two years. He lives in Surprise, AZ and has been commissioned by numerous cities in Arizona to create public art. He creates large welded steel sculptures, including this tree at Lizard Acres in Scottsdale, AZ. |
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Tortoise at
Lizard Acres on
McDonald Drive -
Scottsdale, AZ |
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Tree Ramada and Hummingbird Arc, a
twenty-foot tall tree ramada and archway as an entrance to Las Brisas Park.
Chandler, AZ
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Tree at the Narrows, a
24-foot-tall steel tree representative of the Freemont Cottonwood,
which used to grow in abundance along the banks of the Salt River and was named after an early Arizona explorer, General John Charles Freemont.
On the north bank of Tempe Town Lake, near Priest Drive and the Loop 202. Tempe, AZ |
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For Every Drop of Blood—For Every Life Devoted Veterans Memorial
Bronze, copper, steel, sandstone and concrete.
This artwork includes five welded steel trees, one for each branch of the armed services.
Glendale, AZ |