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Follow the installation and completion of the First State of Precious Water.
Precious Water: First State
Subscribe to postings- Precious Water: The Palimpsest September 28, 2010Palimpsest: a parchment or the like where the text has been partially or completely removed to make room for another text. This is our opportunity to create a new narrative for the Puget Sound–one of stewardship and rejuvenation as the precious resource that it is.
- Precious Water: Tenth State September 28, 2010
- Precious Water: Nineth State September 23, 2010
- Precious Water: Eighth State September 23, 2010
- Precious Water: Seventh State September 22, 2010
- Precious Water: Sixth State September 20, 2010The drop has completed its transformation to the color of the Sound. One drop makes a difference. Scientists project that Puget Sound will rise by six inches in the next 5o years. What does that mean for the sea? What does it mean for our city? Thus far, rainfall in September has exceeded the normal [...]
- Precious Water: Fifth State September 19, 2010The drop continues to shift and disappear – although an outline is beginning to appear. Again from April 2010 National Geographic on Water: “Living in the high desert of northern New Mexico, Louise Pape bathes three times a week, military style: wet body, turn off water, soap up, rinse, get out. She reuses her drinking [...]
- Precious Water Fourth State September 18, 2010The rain has continued to transform Precious Water along with Carolyn and Ellen. Today Ellen made changes. Then Carolyn. The perseverance needed to work on the piece as the materials get harder to handle seems aligned with the perseverance needed to make changes. The benefit are the many conversations with people on the Pier. Many of [...]
- Precious Water: Third State September 17, 2010The rains came last night and continued through the day. The Sound and the drop are becoming one.
- Precious Water: Second State September 15, 2010
- Precious Water: The Palimpsest September 28, 2010
Congratulations, Ellen on this wonderful project. I will be excited to see it evolve!
Best, Lynn