Tubac 2013

Tubac, Arizona is 30 miles from the Mexico border north of Nogales.  It is a unique artist colony with a variety of expensive and not so expensive  pictures and jewelry, metal sculpture, restaurants, and of course the Tubac Golf Resort ( founded by Bing Crosby for a lovely Hollywood star "getaway."  The Movie Tin Cup was filmed in the bar and on one of the fairways).  It is close to the Santa Cruz River and has an oasis like look about it.  The actual shopping area consisting of 4 streets each with 2 blocks for gift shops and studios, look a little like Long Grove in Illinois.  Here are just some of the wonderful gardens and furniture that can be seen,  I was too busy shopping to take enough pictures to give a thorough view of it all.
This is a beautifully carved wooden bench.

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St Francis statues have always been popular.  

 Flowers and decorative pottery are everywhere

 If you've been to Arizona, you know this is called a "wash" and is prepared to channel heavy rain water.  The desert has little absorption capacity and any rain can turn into a rushing torrent.  It is hard to believe that Arizona has a monsoon season.
These steps lead to the sculpture garden.  Here just a few of my favorite sculptures

"Spirit Totem"

 A new view of a smiling St Francis.  I wish you could see his joyful expression.

 This is a called "Saguaro Skeleton"  it is carved out of wood and replicates the actual inside wooden like channels in a saguaro.

Sculptures of these children are so life like.  I wish these pictures could show their expressions

 I have a granddaughter who read stacks of books like this sculpture of a little girl, called "Bookworm."

 Baseball Player

 Crack the Whip exhibits tremendous energy and action.

The wonder of a butterfly that landed on the little child's finger

Sunset in OroValley.  End of a great day