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Springfield Bus Station Mosaic Art, Artist: John Simpson, Springfield, Oregon

Large Mosaic
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A large mosaic decorated one wall of the Springfield Bus Station. It depicted layers of dirt and water.


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Closer Dirt
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A closer view of the layers of dirt, with a layer of water running below ground.


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Bottom
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At the bottom was a layer of rock with green plants above it.


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Continued
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The layer of stone and green plants continued along the sidewalk.


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At The Top
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At the top of the mosaic, the layer of water became sky.


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Continued Along The Sidewalk
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The mosaic continued along the sidewalk, now with sky above and layers of dirt below.


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Tree Trunks
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Near the right hand side of the mosaic, tree trunks began to appear.


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A Tree
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A tree grew up through the mosaic art.


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More Trees
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More trees grew up through the mosaic.


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Birds Flew
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Birds flew over the three trunk that ran horizontal to the sidewalk.


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Angled Back
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The trees with the birds angled back away from the sidewalk.


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Each Bird
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Each bird was a tiny mosaic of its own.


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More Complex Trees
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The trees were created from more complex mosaic pieces.


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Closer Birds And Tree Trunks
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A closer view of the birds and the tree trunks glued to a concrete wall.


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