Ripple

An individual drop of kindness starts a ripple of generosity which supports a community. This donor appreciation project was commissioned by MultiCare for Mary Bridge and Tacoma General Hospitals in Tacoma, WA as a way to recognize the people and organizations who helped support Multicare's expansion. Diane wanted to create a calming, reflective piece and chose to design an Illuminated artwork made of fused glass panels backlit with LED lighting, reminiscent of Japanese screens. The project included two donor walls, room naming signage and museum signage. Diane served as the lead artist and project manager along side contributing artist Jennifer Weddermann.

View of interior Mary Bridge Hospital waiting room, 6’ x 18’ x 10” Glass, steel, LEDs

Detail of back lit panel and steel, prior to donor level diameters installation

Work in process shot of attaching donor panels. Laminated and sandblasted ripples are invisibly mounted to safety glass.

Donor diameter detail, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

Tacoma General Hospital breezeway donor wall and signage, 6’ x 18’ x 10” Glass, steel, LEDs

Donor diameter detail, Tacoma General Hospital

Campaign signage and donor level key diameters adjacent to artwork located at both Tacoma General Hospital and Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

Example of "Museum Signage."

These were for entire wings or large communal room naming opportunities for the donors. The signage indicated the donor’s historical relationship or connection with the naming opportunity.

Example of one of the 100 donor specific room naming plaques