The 16th Avenue Mosaic Stairway is a pure representation of a community coming together, and creating something worthwhile, positive, and beautiful. Today, in modern day society, it feels like close knit communities are a rare find especially when it comes to metropolitan cities like San Francisco. People are not as friendly to their neighbors as they once were. I mean, when I run out of sugar, I would rather put on my coat and drive to the store in the middle of the night, than knock on my neighbor's door to ask for a cup of sugar.
However, the residents of the Golden Gate Heights Neighborhood proved that community still exists by coming together to create this wonderful mosaic masterpiece between 16th and Moraga Avenue.
This project was tarted by neighborhood residents, Jessie Audette and Alice Yee Xavier in 2003, in hopes to connect the neighbors in a community project too beautify the neighborhood. It worked. Over 300 neighbors participated in creating the handmade animal, bird and fish tiles with names embedded in them. The overall design was created by Artists Aileen Barr and Colette Crutcher. In September 2005, the masterpiece was finished.
What a sight it is. The mosaic has an Earth and Element Theme. At the base, it starts with water, than as you make your way up, the water turns to earth, then rises to the sky where the Moon and Sun sits at the top.
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If you think it's beautiful in the daytime, wait until night, especially during the full moon. The mirror mosaic pieces scattered throughout the art piece catches the moonlight and gives off a magical glistening glow. I hear that it also looks spectacular during sunrise and sundown.
This is a beautiful creation and the perfect representation of community hands working together.
Happy Wandering, Alice.
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