I recently discovered (rediscovered?) some marine mosaic artwork on the beachrocks between the Henley jetty and Marlborough Street. I went down there to photograph some interpretive signage, without much luck, but it was great to see ever so much marine artwork there instead.
I noticed the first of the mosaics behind the interpretive sign located at the beach end of Marlborough Street:
I naturally turned my attention and camera towards the mosaic which features a leafy seadragon: –
The Charles Sturt Council informed me that the artwork had been installed by the Western Adelaide Coastal Residents Association (WACRA) in 2007. According to the Association’s web page at What we do, the marine mosaic artwork is titled the “Mosaic Sea Creature Trail”.
I found several links about the trail by browsing for “mosaic sea creature trail at henley beach sa”, including a YouTube video at Mosaic Sea Creatures Henley Beach SA.
According to the description for the video, “More than 60 members (over 80 members?) of the Henley community created 30 mosaic sea creatures which were cemented onto rocks along the Henley Beach Esplanade in 2007. Beginning just north of the Henley Jetty, these colourful mosaics with a scenic ocean backdrop continue for 1.4 kilometres to Marlborough Street.”
(This header photo showing a combination of the mosaics comes from the YouTube footage at Mosaic Sea Creatures Henley Beach SA)
According to The Rambling Wombat, “In all, along this Sea Creature Trail, there are thirty beautiful sea-life mosaics, all created by over 80 community members in association with a local arts centre – The Changing Canvas – which, incidentally, runs various types of art workshops and training, should you be interested. For amateur work, these mosaics are of an amazingly high quality, and are made all the more palatable by being set against a beautiful beach and ocean backdrop.”
Details about then trail can also be found on WACRA’s 2015 Facebook post at (2) SEA… – Western Adelaide Coastal Residents’ Association (WACRA) | Facebook
A quick ‘Google’ search will reveal more information.
Please take the time to visit the trail soon.
A write-up about the interpretive signage will be covered separately.