Yesterday, in Anthem Arizona.
Retired Rear Adm. Ron Tucker began the Anthem Veterans Memorial project early in 2009. It took only a small article about the dedication of a Veterans Memorial in another Arizona location that got Ron thinking, “Why not a Memorial to honor U.S. Veterans in Anthem?” He spoke with individual directors of the Anthem Community Council to get their opinions, all of whom thought the idea was perfect for Anthem.
Ron knew Renee Palmer-Jones and was familiar with her artistic talents so he asked her to create the design. He then went to other friends, Jim Martin and Steve Rusch who jumped on board and the project began.
When Renee Palmer-Jones received the invitation from Ron Tucker to design the Anthem Veterans Memorial, her first instincts were to design something “entirely unique and yet, ‘classical’ in structure, while emphasizing the significance of November 11, Veterans Day, each year.”
These priorities led Renee to think about ways in which the sun could become an integral part of the design because every day of the year has unique sun angles. She began to sketch various configurations that utilize the sun’s specific position at precisely 11:11 a.m. every November 11th, until she came up with the rough outline of what ultimately became (after several modifications) the final configuration of the pillars, elliptical openings and mosaic.
http://www.onlineatanthem.com/anthem-veterans-memorial-about-memorial
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