Look!: Mosaic Stairs

10-17-08 mosaic stairs.jpg In the spirit of this post, which led to another post at AT:LA, we thought we'd share these beautiful mosaic stairs located in Golden Gate Heights...

10-17-08 mosaic stairs closeup.jpg Created by artists Colette Crutcher and Aileen Barr, the stairs are a gorgeous, flowing mix of ocean, land and sky. Larger, intricate tiles of fish and other creatures are interspersed throughout the work, bearing names of volunteers and supporters of the neighborhood project. We could see someone doing this on a smaller scale in a garden or front entrance with regular mosaic pieces - could be a fun project!

Find out more about the stairs here.

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completely and utterly lovely; one caveat, though, I know that I'd get dizzy walking up them....

posted by Rndrc on October 17th 2008 at 1:49pm
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WOW!!!!!!! so cool!

posted by OliviaV on October 17th 2008 at 1:54pm
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I love these stairs. My husband showed them to me, but we started at the top/going down. Of course, I was being all sassy "whats so great about these stairs?" Then, at bottom, looked up: "woah! pretty great"

posted by hazel8 on October 17th 2008 at 1:56pm
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What a lovely work of public art!

posted by jacasi on October 17th 2008 at 2:15pm
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beautiful!

posted by Juliescript on October 17th 2008 at 2:40pm
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wow I thought I was looking DOWN the stairs until I realized I was looking UP. very cool.

posted by kimg924 on October 17th 2008 at 4:49pm
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the only thing cooler is the view at the top of the staircase. i love me some turtle hill!

posted by jbuckf50 on October 17th 2008 at 5:49pm
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Gorgeous. Wonderful inspiration.

posted by kristen verity on October 18th 2008 at 1:48am
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These stairs are fun!

posted by Local Spice on October 18th 2008 at 7:20am
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that is sooo beautiful. I get the feeling that if I walked up those steps, something magical will be at the top.

posted by kuroneko on October 18th 2008 at 4:20pm
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This reminds me of my beloved Park Guell in Barcelona: http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/en/gaudi/park-guell.html

Antonio Gaudi loved to cover everything in colorful tiles!

posted by Monica on October 20th 2008 at 6:40am
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