Light Based
Blue in Green Dreams, detail
The Dallas Arts Tower
Custom Stained glass circles, 1300 individual 1", 2" 3" & 4" diameter, copper foil, solder, acrylic stand-offs
10'h x 14'w x 2"d
2026
Composed of over 1,500 iridescent stained-glass circles, hand-soldered into a unified atmospheric form. The work takes its title from the seminal 1959 jazz ballad by Miles Davis, a piece whose enduring emotional depth and tonal subtlety have long resonated with me. The artwork translates its expressive atmosphere into a visual and material language shaped by light, texture, and color. The resulting cloud-like formation appears to breathe, expanding and contracting, suggesting movement, duration, and the temporal nature of sound.
. Light interacts dynamically with the textured surfaces, activating shifting reflections. The work invites viewers into a contemplative space where visual perception and emotional memory intersect. The resulting cumulus form evokes the thought of dreams, hovering between presence and dissolution, where memory, sensation, and emotion blur and recombine. The work invites contemplation and reflection, offering a visual experience that unfolds slowly, much like a remembered melody or a dream that lingers just beyond clarity.