Island / Marshland
2022
Created for Pritchard Island Beach Park as part of the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture's Art in Parks Program in partnership with the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department
CNC routed marine plywood, MDF, PVC and acrylic, sewing machine treadle, adjustable belt, pebbles, exterior latex, enamel, various safety hardware, ground grabba anchors.
68” x 26” x 15”
This kinetic toy theater depicts the lowering of Lake Washington by 9 feet in 1916 when the ship canal went in that turned Pritchard Island into a marshland connected to Seattle. A disc in the background spins to show different dwellings on the island over time. The gears are printed with fish that call the lake their own and they are supported by cradles screen printed with invasive milfoil that was introduced in the lake around the same time the ship canal went in by people emptying fish bowls in the lake.