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Powers of Ten: Ho Science Center, Colgate University
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Colgate University’s Science Department commissioned the creation of an art glass design for its main staircase that would make use of the conceptual framework of the Powers of Ten, and by so doing, to emphasize and illustrate the breadth and diversity of its science curriculum. I worked with a committee of faculty from diverse areas of scientific study in order best to choose images that would vividly define each of the University’s fields of scientific study. The images are organized by beginning at the bottom of the stairwell with the lowest powers, such as sub-particulate matter, and then ascending step by step (quite literally) to the highest floor of the building, where the images of the greatest powers, such as colliding galaxies, are sandblasted onto the balustrades. Its sandblasted imagery not only distinguishes each discipline practiced in the Center, it also, as it proceeds along the glass balustrades of the central staircase from its basement to the planetarium on its highest floor, provides a metaphor for ascension in space, time, and knowledge.
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Architect: Shepley Bullfinch
Jumping Into The World: Hamilton Public Library
The Hamilton Public Library commissioned an art glass design for the front entrance to its building. Because light was limited, sandblasted clear glass was specified. The art glass divides the vestibule from the library’s interior, and is back-lit by the entrance. The design, one that is sandblasted on both sides of its glass, attempts to capture–especially for young readers who are entering the library–how joyfully falling into the limitless world of knowledge may indeed feel.
The images represent figures jumping into a swirling constellation of handprints, each composed of tiny dots, or stars, that represent the galaxy of our shared universe, and our shared humanity. The handprints allude to petroglyphs that have been found in prehistoric sites. The handprints represent anonymous individuals working cooperatively, and provide a metaphor for community. Spinning around the panel’s galaxy are spheres that represent distinct fields of study that can be explored within any library.
The images represent figures jumping into a swirling constellation of handprints, each composed of tiny dots, or stars, that represent the galaxy of our shared universe, and our shared humanity. The handprints allude to petroglyphs that have been found in prehistoric sites. The handprints represent anonymous individuals working cooperatively, and provide a metaphor for community. Spinning around the panel’s galaxy are spheres that represent distinct fields of study that can be explored within any library.