CONCEPT:
The inspiration for the design came from the St. John’s River and the light chop that often ripples its surface. In order to capture the essence of a rippled water surface, multiple shallow bowls, acting as lenses, are set adjacent to each other, which creates a faceted surface. Each facet reflects and refracts light differently, similar to the simmering of the surface of the river.
The structure is be suspended on a diagonal and the plane has a slight wave and tilt through it to optimize the reflection and refraction of the light regardless of the angle the light is coming from. The diagonal orientation is so that the piece catches light at any time of the day.
The colors, in keeping with the river theme, will be chosen from nature’s palette that paints the river daily. Anything from the light blue-greens of daytime to the glowing reds and oranges at sunset. The light blue-greens would light up spectacularly at night, while the red-oranges would be bold enough to stand out and contrast against the surroundings during the day.

INSTALLATION:
The Glass
Each glass piece is formed with a solid glass shaft in the center of the piece. The shaft is of a pre-determined diameter. It should flare out very slightly towards the far end, so that it is narrower near the piece, and wider farther away.
The Grid
The grid is a metal structure composed of 1⁄4 inch roundstock that is laid out to follow the general topography of the piece. Although called a grid, the spaces in between the roundstock will not be perfectly square, creating a sort of webbed look. The grid will be divided into 4 sections for transportation, ease of installation, and weight management. Each grid will have a piece of 3” I.D. pipe close to its center of balance with a half-inch hole drilled through the pipe sideways.
Mounting
A metal pipe is set over the glass shaft and secured with epoxy/glue. Another pipe, with an I.D. that is the same as the O.D. of the shaft glued to the glass is sheathed over the first pipe. The glass + shaft is brought over to the grid where the glass piece is aligned. The place where the grid contacts the outer shaft is marked on the outer shaft and the grid. The glass piece is removed from the outer shaft and the glass piece, the shaft, and the location on the grid are paired with a number. A groove is cut in the outer shaft pipe where it was marked. Then the pipe is brought over to the grid, the groove is set over the roundstock and welded into place.
Hanging
Four metal pipes 3” in diameter are dropped from the ceiling, each pipe has a predrilled half-inch hole near the bottom of the pipe. The grid sections are raised into place without glass, the pipe is lined up to the socket on the grid, and a half-inch bolt is run through the holes to secure it and screwed securely with a nut. The glass pieces are inserted into the sockets on the grid of corresponding number and the set screws are tightened.