The Source

Commissioned by Hallmark Bath and Design Center to be installed in the entrance of their new showroom, the goal of The Source was to attract potential customers by creating a visual transition between the parking area and the display units located on the showroom floor.  Using the theme of “Fountain of Youth” as a guide, fiberglass and resin was employed to create rock-like formations that would house broken plumbing parts. Three old water fixtures were imbedded into one section of rock and through an internal plumbing system, water was constantly streaming from these spigots.  The partner rock formation also held broken plumbing parts that gave the appearance of having been discover during an archaeological dig.

The whole setting was drawn together using a large ceramic tile floor that divided the two rock forms, with each rock outcrop punctuated with a recessed white-sand surrounding boarder.  Moss and small ferns were planted in crevices near the splashing water, helping to keep them watered.  Since the rock formations were created with many layers of translucent resin, the forms seemed to glow which enhanced the overall surrealism to the sculpture.