Monday, March 12, 2012

Photo of the Week: Art Is All Around Us

Happy Monday!  I'm just recovering from a whirlwind weekend trip to visit Uncle Keith - sans the Pie - which included spending a lovely Saturday afternoon in NYC, strolling around Greenwich Village.

New York, of course, is home to some of the most famous and impressive art museums and collections in the world.  I'm sad to say I haven't been to most of the museums I'd like to visit, and that is definitely on my "bucket list."  But one of the amazing things about New York City is that, if you just look around, you realize that art is everywhere.

And I'm not just talking about the art that's for sale on city sidewalks, either. This week's featured photo is an awesome mosaic from a wall I passed exiting the subway.



I wish my iPhone camera, good as it is, could do this justice. It was created by a woman in 1994 and took approximately a year to make, using stone and glass.  This was a painstaking labor of love and I cannot imagine the patience and talent it must have taken to capture such detail in a mosaic made of tiny pieces.

We saw lots of cool things this weekend, but this was one of the only photos I took because it really impressed me. I can't wait to go back and see what else awaits!

Have a great week.

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