Armadillo says hi

 That's me shaking hands with an armadillo on the pedestrian mall

between the State Capitol and the museum district. 

Odd Sculpture

 

It's not a monolith, but I also didn't figure out what it is!

Yard Art

 

It's interesting what one can find in the yards of private homes.

Home Sculpture

This interesting sculptural array is in the yard of a home in South Austin.

Entering a Kitschy Neighborhood

This mosaic sculpture greets one at Live Oak and Congress to give you an idea what to expect in this eclectic South Austin neighborhood.

Our CIty Hall

It's theme day at City Daily Photo and the theme is "Municipal Building" so I shot a picture of Austin City Hall, near our condo building. The sculpture of a bird (largely from old tires?) might represent a grackle but none of those pests have a colorful head! The plaque did not reveal any details. (It said not to climb on the sculpture!) Click here to see what other city blogs presented on this theme.

Brazen bird

This bird sculpture has a lot of points going for it. It is outside of a gallery on West Sixth.

That's some serious neon!

We went to vote at City Hal the other day and saw this tall animal made out of neon in the lobby.

Outdoor sculpture

I enjoyed seeing this piece of sculpture outside a local art gallery the other day.

Too Long in the Sun?

These over-sized army men that seem to have melted were outside an art gallery on Springdale Road on the East Side.

Bent Figure

I discovered this figure in a little park on Springdale Road. There were many sculptures, maybe placed by a gallery across the street which seemed to have similar wares. This is called 'Bent Figure' and is by Magdelena Jarkowiec.

Bike Selfie

These bikers were getting a selfie at the Ai Weiwei sculpture that was on the Butler Trail one day last month. Hope they got a picture they liked because the sculpture was temporary and is gone now.

The Egg

This amazing metal sculpture is in the midst of the Museum District in downtown Houston. How they made this object -- so perfectly -- I'll never know.

Neighborhood Sculpture

This interesting piece is on display in a yard in Old West Austin.

Exterior, Elisabet Ney Museum

The exterior of the Elisabet Ney Museum. It was the sculptress' studio and home. It is located in an Austin Neighborhood called Hyde Park. I can't explain the modern sculpture on the lawn.

Mad King Ludwig

At the Elisabet Ney Museum in Hyde Park, there is a plaster of a sculpture Ney did of Ludwig of Bavaria (the Mad King famous for the castle on which the Disney castle was modeled). Elisabet Ney came from Germany and made sculptures there before doing Texas heroes for the Capitol in Austin as well as the Goddess of Liberty atop our Capitol Dome.

Sculptural Sketches

These plaster casts of body parts are on display at the Elisabet Ney Museum in Hyde Park.

Theme Day -- White

Linda took this shot at the Elisabet Ney Museum -- an Austin treasure -- the other day. We aren't sure who the sculpture is modeled of, but it is impressive and shows nice gradations of the theme color. To see what our colleagues around the world chose for the theme today, click here.

Sketchy Man

This artwork is on view in our City Hall where we went to vote in a local runoff election the other day.

Ai WeiWei's art

I always love seeing this fanciful sculpture called "Forever Bicycles" when we round the corner on the trail heading home.