In the context of this artwork, discuss the Queen Califia, Egg Fountain and Eagle Throne of the Sculptural features.
In the center of the garden is an 11-foot (3.4 m) mosaic sculpture of Queen Califia in gold glass armor, standing atop a 13-foot (4.0 m) eagle and raising a small bird above her head. Visitors can walk among the eagle's five legs and into a domed temple adorned with celestial symbols and plaques from another sculpture garden by Saint Phalle, the Tarot Garden. In the middle of the plaza is a golden egg-shaped fountain, which represents both Califia's magical reign over the sea and the birth-death-transformation cycle that serves as a recurring theme in Saint Phalle's works.
Queen Califia eagle sculpture garden mosaic Califia Eagle Tarot Garden