Client: The Patel Family

Overview

Installation paying homage to the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. The Awakening is installed at the entrance of a private residence of a prominent family of doctors, in Tampa, Florida.

This suspended glass sculpture consists of 200 hand-formed glass spirals, held by thin steel cables, supported by an aluminum ceiling-frame.

The hot-cast and hand-sculpted lotus flower, rests in a recessed “pond” of LED Illuminated glass. Each petal is individually mounted and can be removed for maintenance.

The whimsical, glass spirals cascade down from the ceiling in a rainbow palette of color suggesting the healing chakras of the human body as it conceptually ties into consciousness, healing, health and well-being.

Goals

It was paramount to work closely with the client, engineers and architects to achieve the vision of the client. The client's direction was minimal and allowed full artistic freedom for interpretation.