Oak Street:
Seed pod, Swirl, & Splash

A set of 3 Sculptures created for the Jackson Rain Garden in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Expected Completion: Late Summer/Early Fall 2026

The three sculptures for the Oak Street Stormwater Improvement project are intended to create a visual narrative that helps to inform viewers of the purpose of the project in its goal of controlling storm water and the impact that it has on public and private property. This is done through the use of apposing relationships of materials and subject matter.

This narrative begins at the Howes intersection with Oak, which is the eastern most location and closest to downtown. This spot will most likely have the largest viewing audience due to its proximity to the urban center of town, so the largest portion of the art budget has been focused here.

‘Rain Drop’ depicts a larger-than-life stainless-steel drop of water splashing into a cor-ten steel puddle of mud. This is the beginning of the natural process of precipitation that the Stormwater project is designed to direct and divert through the science of engineering.

‘Vortex’, the second sculpture found at the intersection of Washington and Oak, depicts a stainless-steel water vortex that is channeled through a cor-ten steel cylinder. In effect, by channeling the potentially destructive energy of this natural resource it can be neutralized.

‘Seed Pods’, a smaller and more intimate sculpture located at the park entrance at the intersection of Jackson and Oak, depicts the fruits of nature which are the fruits of life. Multiple cor-ten milkweed husks open to the world to reveal stainless-steel seeds. This sculpture refers to the synergy that occurs when we live in harmony with nature.