Artist and Broadmor Neighborhood resident, Rebecca Ross, has worked with neighbors to develop a palette of art elements and create designs for multiple standpipes. The Helianthus structure connects to elements from the garden at Broadmor Elementary School, located just 200 yards south of the site. The sunflower designs are based on images from the seed packages used to plant the school garden. Featured varieties of sunflowers include: Mammoth Greystripe, Yellow Queen, Velvet Queen, Moulin Rouge, Italian White, and others. This project is a homecoming of sorts for the project artist who, in 2007, conceptualized and raised funds for the current Broadmor school garden. She co-designed the garden, created an Art-in-the-Garden curriculum that involved many local artists and community volunteers, and helped build the garden with students, parents, Tempe Boy Scouts, Eagle Scout Xachary Thompson, and other volunteers.
Funded through the City of Tempe Maryanne Corder Neighborhood Grant Program.
Broadmor Neighborhood, Tempe, Arizona, 2018
Rebecca Ross
Glass and ceramic tile mosaic on concrete, with visual Braille design
4’ x 15’ x 4’
