2026 New Year Blog: Public Art as Shared Vision: Reflections and Aspirations for the Year Ahead

As a public artist working in water sculpture, wind kinetic sculpture, vertical sculpture in suspension, and environmental public art, I begin this new year with deep gratitude and renewed purpose. Each project completed this past year reinforced a belief that has guided my practice for decades: public art belongs in shared civic space, where it can invite reflection, foster connection, and engage directly with the natural and built environment.

Public art is not an object placed in isolation. It is a living collaboration, between artist, site, community, and the forces of nature themselves. As I look ahead, I want to acknowledge the people who make this work possible and share my aspirations for the year to come.

Why Public Art Is Always a Collaborative Process

Every public art commission begins with a vision, but it reaches fruition only through partnership. From early site conversations to engineering reviews and final installation, public sculpture requires trust, dialogue, and shared commitment.

I am deeply thankful to the developers and civic leaders who recognize the value of integrating art into residential, commercial, and public spaces. Your willingness to make art central, rather than ornamental, to the life of a place demonstrates a long-term investment in community identity, cultural depth, and environmental responsibility.

Gratitude to Engineers, Fabricators, and Technical Partners

As both an artist and a trained engineer, my work lives at the intersection of art, physics, and environmental forces: wind, water, gravity, balance, and material behavior. Each sculpture is conceived not only as a visual form, but as a dynamic system that must perform reliably and gracefully in the real world.

This work would not be possible without the exceptional expertise of engineers, fabricators, and technical collaborators who share a commitment to precision, innovation, and problem-solving. Together, we translate complex ideas into sculptural structures that move, respond, and endure over time. Your rigor, ingenuity, and collaborative spirit are integral to every project, and I am deeply grateful for the knowledge and care you bring to this work.

Thank You to Patrons and Supporters of Public Art

I also want to express sincere appreciation to the patrons and collectors who champion public art and environmental sculpture. Your support reflects a deep understanding that art has a role beyond private spaces, that it can serve the public good, elevate daily experience, and spark meaningful dialogue. Patrons help sustain the long view of public art. Your belief in this work enables ambitious projects, supports innovation, and ensures that sculpture remains accessible to diverse audiences. For that trust and partnership, I am deeply thankful.

Community Engagement and Public Space

One of the most rewarding aspects of public art is witnessing how communities interact with these works, how people pause beneath a suspended form, listen to the movement of water, or watch wind animate steel. Public art succeeds when it becomes part of everyday life, when it invites reflection without instruction and offers moments of stillness, curiosity, or wonder. I remain committed to creating site-specific sculptures that respond to place and encourage ongoing engagement.

Environmental Responsibility in Public Art

Environmental stewardship continues to shape my work, both in the studio and through the Mother Earth Project. I am drawn to sculpture that collaborates with natural forces rather than resists them, and that gently reminds us of our shared responsibility to the planet. In the year ahead, I hope to deepen this commitment through projects that integrate sustainability, ecological awareness, and community participation, using art as a catalyst for environmental dialogue and action.

Looking Ahead: Aspirations for the Year to Come

As we enter this new year, I am inspired by the opportunities ahead: new public spaces, new partnerships, and new contexts in which sculpture can contribute meaningfully to civic life.

My aspiration remains clear: to create public art installations that honor place, invite connection, and endure: works that stand not only as visual landmarks but as quiet participants in the daily rhythms of community life. I look forward to continuing this journey with collaborators, patrons, engineers, developers, institutions, and communities who believe, as I do, that art in public space matters.

Thank you for being part of this shared vision.