PICS WITH MIRRORS

 

LINKING TO - TUESDAY'S TREASURES

MOSAIC MONDAYS

CITY DAILY PHOTO 

CITY DAILY PHOTO's Theme Day is the first of every month.  This month's theme is "Mirror."  

Jeddah Bird Wall Mosaic

Continuing on from yesterday's post, here are some photos that show the walls and environment of the beautiful mosaics on the walls of a lovely family villa in Jeddah.

There are many little nooks along the walls as well, such as this, where workers can take a break or eat their lunches in the shade.

The palm trees, bougainvillea, and other tropical vegetation enhance the beauty of the mosaics.

I believe the walls of the villa extend along two sides of the block.  The grounds inside must be fairly large.

Hope you've enjoyed one of my favorite walls of Jeddah!

Our World: Jeddah Birds Wall Mosaic

The tall walls surrounding Jeddah's family villas are sometimes enhanced with unexpected artwork or details.

As a fan and designer of mosaics myself, I appreciate the hard work, talent and thought that goes into the making of mosaics.

These pics are all closeups of small portions of mosaics which grace the walls around a villa in Jeddah.

I like the geometric patterns and the birds that are featured in these mosaics.  What do you think?



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Our World: Tayebat Museum Minaret

There are many minarets at the Tayebat Museum in Jeddah.  It houses a mosque, a museum, and an educational facility.

This is a closer up view of the detail of the pretty mosaic tile work at the base of minaret.




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Jeddah: Mosaic Tile Fountain

This beautiful mosaic tile fountain is located in an interior courtyard of the Tayebat Museum in Jeddah. 

KAU Street of Mosaics

I have featured several mosaics in the past few weeks that hang on the wall surrounding KAU (King Abdulaziz University), girls' school, so I wanted to show you a shot of the actual wall where they hang.  The wall is several city blocks long on four sides, encompassing the entire facility's campus.  With the barbed wire above the solid wall and no landscaping, it almost appears to be a uninviting prison instead of an institute of higher learning.  By the way, this shot was taken about midway, so behind me there was an equally long stretch of similar wall with hanging mosaics. In the distance you can also see the enormous roundabout sculpture of Engineer's Tools, which I featured a few days ago.  

Fish Mosaic at KAU

This colorful and whimsical outdoor mosaic is one of dozens which hangs on the walls surrounding King Abdulaziz University (KAU).  Many of the mosaics, which were created by female students several years ago, reflect a Red Sea theme.  Some of the mosaics have not fared too well in the severe heat and dust of Jeddah.  This one is definitely one of my favorites. 

Colorful Mosaic

I'm not exactly sure of what this mosaic is supposed to represent.  It's an abstract design with people in it and maybe fire and water.  What are your thoughts?

Tsunami Mosaic

This is another interesting mosaic done by female students at King Abdulaziz University, Girls College.  The big walls surrounding the campus are adorned with mosaic artwork like this, all created by the students.  I'm calling this one "Tsunami."  It looks like a city being flooded by huge waves.  I also see a couple of fish too.  I love the colors.

Fancy Girl Mosaic

I think this might be a mosaic of a bride.  Many brides here in KSA do not wear the traditional white that most brides in the USA wear.  This mosaic adorns the wall around King Abdulaziz University, Girls College, and I have featured two other mosaics from this group on my two previous posts. 

Dance Mosaic

Yesterday's post featured a 3-D octopus mosaic which hangs on the huge wall surrounding King Abdulaziz Univerity, Girls College.  Today's post is another of those mosaics, created by students years ago.  I like the colors and movement of this mosaic.  I was also intrigued and surprised by the thought that dancing in Saudi Arabia isn't exactly considered proper, yet a young student chose it as her theme for her project.    

Our World: Red Sea Octopus Mosaic

This outdoor mosaic - one of dozens - graces the outer wall of King Abdulaziz University, Girls College, here in Jeddah.  The mosaics were made by students years ago.  Some have fallen into disrepair but many have withstood the test of time.  This one I found particularly interesting because of the 3-D octopus design.  Many of the mosaics follow a nautical theme, while others chose other themes like geometric, religious, floral, or people.  I'll be posting a few more of my favorites in upcoming posts, so stay tuned!




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