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11745 East Summer Trail
This unique fish-shaped box with a rusty iron finish was made by custom metalworker Solaz:
Their website is solaz.biz, and the site shows more mailboxes. I took the photo on November 9th.
Update (April 16, 2015): The artist, Emily Mann, wrote (on another blog entry; I've moved it here): “Hi. Thanks for coming by during Open Studio Tours. I've just installed a new mailbox in Shadow hills with a Tree of Life theme, embellished rusted steel with brushed clean steel and decorative post. --it's welded on and concreted in quite securely! I've just added it to my webpage, solaz.biz and would invite you to go check it out for real.”
Their website is solaz.biz, and the site shows more mailboxes. I took the photo on November 9th.
Update (April 16, 2015): The artist, Emily Mann, wrote (on another blog entry; I've moved it here): “Hi. Thanks for coming by during Open Studio Tours. I've just installed a new mailbox in Shadow hills with a Tree of Life theme, embellished rusted steel with brushed clean steel and decorative post. --it's welded on and concreted in quite securely! I've just added it to my webpage, solaz.biz and would invite you to go check it out for real.”
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
3130 North Soldier Trail
It's 2015 and I'm back on my bicycle hunting for mailboxes:
That rusted bike between the posts of a mailbox isn't actually mine, of course; it's missing the seat, handlebars and tires. I drove by (in a car) on November 9th, along the route of the 2014 fall Artists Open Studios tour in far northeast Tucson.
That rusted bike between the posts of a mailbox isn't actually mine, of course; it's missing the seat, handlebars and tires. I drove by (in a car) on November 9th, along the route of the 2014 fall Artists Open Studios tour in far northeast Tucson.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
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Tuesday, December 16, 2014
2901 East 26th Street
Here's a pair of black mailboxes with saguaro posts:
I usually don't show saguaro posts, but these two were too fun to miss.
I took their portrait on July 28, 2013.
I usually don't show saguaro posts, but these two were too fun to miss.
I took their portrait on July 28, 2013.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
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Tuesday, November 18, 2014
3202 East 24th Street
This handpainted mailbox shows some kind of vehicle, but I'm not sure which:
Across the top are parts of three leather straps, two with buckles. And the flag is a U.S. flag.
If you've got a guess what this is, please leave a comment below. Thanks.
I found it on August 6, 2013.
Update (July 30, 2024): Now there's something completely different here. You can see the giant (U of) A in today's post.
Across the top are parts of three leather straps, two with buckles. And the flag is a U.S. flag.
If you've got a guess what this is, please leave a comment below. Thanks.
I found it on August 6, 2013.
Update (July 30, 2024): Now there's something completely different here. You can see the giant (U of) A in today's post.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
4326 East Flower Street
Here's a mailbox with a shooting star and a critter-shaped flag. I found it on July 4th, 2013.
Like last week's box, there's a flowery post behind.
Like last week's box, there's a flowery post behind.
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Albuquerque balloons
It's balloon fiesta week in Albuquerque. Though this is the Tucson Mailbox Art blog, let's jump to New Mexico for a gray mailbox with hot-air balloons:
I took the photo October 29, 2013.
I took the photo October 29, 2013.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
2033 East 9th Street
Offline, out of town, off my bicycle… I haven't posted any mailboxes for (exactly) four months now. I'll aim to put at least one online each week for the rest of the year, and more in the new year. Let's get back to the boxes!
Though this terracotta mailbox isn't special by itself, it fits with the artistic front of its home. The owner told me that he wanted the back of the box to protrude from the other side of the wall so he wouldn't need to open the gate to get the mail. But the builder built the wall first.
I was there on June 30, 2013.
Though this terracotta mailbox isn't special by itself, it fits with the artistic front of its home. The owner told me that he wanted the back of the box to protrude from the other side of the wall so he wouldn't need to open the gate to get the mail. But the builder built the wall first.
I was there on June 30, 2013.
Friday, May 23, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
121 North Norris Avenue
This artistic fence and "post" mailbox (on a post made from a tree branch) were spotted at 121 N. Norris on June 30, 2013.
Friday, May 16, 2014
1347 North Plumer Avenue
This rust-finished mailbox with turquoise accents is at 1347 N. Plumer. Click there for a Google map.
I found it on June 27, 2013.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
2320 East Adams Street
From June 27, 2013: a simple design with a turquoise maildrop:
For some reason, the address, 2320 E Adams, wouldn't appear in the Location box. Click there for a Google map.
For some reason, the address, 2320 E Adams, wouldn't appear in the Location box. Click there for a Google map.
Monday, May 12, 2014
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2619 North Tucson Boulevard
My guess is that the critter on the scroll is a coyote — after looking at Comparing Wolves and Coyotes (from the California Wolf Center). Whatever it is, it sets off the galvanized mailbox.
The photo is from May 27th, 2013.
Monday, April 21, 2014
1721 South 4th Avenue
Though I usually don't show saguaro-shaped mailboxes, this one is worth an exception! Gregg Townsend spotted it along the route for Cyclovia on April 6th.
The “arms” are covered with... spark plugs. A search with Bing tells that, naturally enough, you'd take your vehicle here for service. The business is Arizona Radiator and Muffler Service.
Thanks for the prickly art, folks. And thanks too, Gregg, for taking the time to get off of your bike and snap some photos!
Friday, April 18, 2014
2925 East Glenn Street
This green mailbox isn't especially interesting by itself, but it shows a way that some people avoid going outside (in this case, by the green mesh gate) to get the mail. Though I didn't actually check it, boxes like this usually have a second door inside the wall.
I snapped the photo on June 12th. You can also see it — with a lot of other “flat” art — on the Tucson Murals Project blog. (It's in today's April 18 entry.)
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
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