Year: 2023
Size: 16’H x 4’W
Materials: Steel, Programmable LEDs
Client: Quarterra | NINE dot ARTS
Status: Complete, 2023
Site: Spectra Apartments, Redmond, WA
At a soaring height of 18’ feet tall, Alightment anchors Redmond's Spectra apartments with an innovative, programmable LED experience. The sculpture’s abstract design, inspired by descending birds, visually translates the quiet beauty of finding one's place, prompting contemplation on our personal connection to home and sense of belonging.
Year: 2007
Size: 4’h x 16’w
Materials: Steel rod and frame
Client: Auroville International, USA
Status: Complete, 2007
Site: American Pavilion, Auroville, Tamil Nadu INDIA
Entrance gate to American Pavilion & student dorm in Auroville, India. Located in world’s largest eco-village. Fabricated in collaboration with local craftsmen. Introduces the presence of water as a landmark of life, energy, and growth. Commissioned by Auroville International, USA.
Year: 2019
Dimensions: 4 units @ 8’H x 4’W x 8’D Budget $72,000
Medium: Perforated Steel
Commissioning Agency: Town of Twisp Partners Methow Arts
Project Site: Town of Twisp, WA • North Gateway • South Gateway
Project Type: Public Art
Gateway artworks for the town of Twisp, WA. Perforated steel allows for the play of light and shadows as a dynamic feature that changes with the time of day and season-to-season. Two gateways of the same design welcome residents and visitors at both ends of town limits.
Year: 2007
Dimensions: 7’ x 18' x 1.5'
Budget: $45,000
Medium: Ink Jade Limestone
Commissioning Agency: Seattle Parks
Project Site: Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA
Project Type: Public Art
Twelve stones in perfect alignment along a measured kilometer. Marks the presence of the calibration baseline used by surveyors. Drill-holes allow visitors to make targeted observations of the surrounding landscape. Distance doubles between each pair of stones over the course of a kilometer. Integrated with surrounding wetlands. Lead artist. Featured in the PAN Year in Review, Seattle Times, Sculpture Magazine, and Art In America.
Year: 2019
Dimensions: 16’H X 6’W X 2’D
Budget: $42,000
Medium: Welded Wire Mesh, Plasma Cut Steel
Commissioning Agency: City of Kirkland
Project Site: Fire Station #25, Holmes Point
Project Type: Public Art
In moments of crisis and times of peace, fire stations are beacons of safety embedded in our communities. Located on a blind corner with significant traffic flow, this artwork creates a “Heads Up” moment to clearly identify the fire station through the iconic use of the Maltese Cross as a unique station identifier.
Year: 2017
Dimensions: 4’H X 4”W X 104’L
Medium: Galvanized Steel
Commissioning Agency: City of Boise, ID
Project Site: Rhodes Park
Project Type: Public Art
“States of Flow' is an arts-integrated perimeter fence for the 1.4 acre Rhodes Skatepark and Parkour Course. This artwork is designed to withstand the joyous onslaughts of athletes while providing an attractive edge for this highly dynamic park. Patterns change with shadows and light. Designed as a permanent work for the 2018 X-Games. Lead Artist.
Site: Seattle Center Skatepark – Seattle, WA
Size: 1400 Sq. Ft.
Materials: Laminated Glass, Concrete
Client: City of Seattle
Status: Complete Summer 2009
Project Type: Public Art
Laminated glass panels and skateable glass ramp featuring imagery derived from high resolution scans of worn skateboard decks. Hardscape design influenced by grip tape and laminated wood used in skateboard deck construction.
Design team member in collaboration with Weinstein A|U, Grindline, New Line Skateparks, KPFF, and Van der Zalm associates. Commissioned by the City of Seattle.
Year: 2015
Dimensions: 12’ x 60’ x 60’
Budget: $2000.00
Medium: PVC pipe, Recycled Parachutes
Location: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Art Program: MadArt
Project Type: Public Art
A circle of 32 flags marks each point of the compass rose. Orange flags indicate North, South, East, and West. The compass rose stays fixed while the flags change direction with winds aloft. Located on a bustling college campus, “By Degrees” refers to both one’s directional course in life, and the academic credential. Installed as part of the MadCampus art festival.
Year: 2013
Dimensions: 2’H x 2’W x 2’L
Medium: Galvanized Steel Rod
Commissioning Agency: City of Edmonds
Project Site: Main Street, Edmonds, WA
Project Type: Public Art
One from a series of cloud formations designed for the tops of light poles located within in an award-winning creative district. Lead Artist. Completed on a tight budget and short lead time using steel rod, a consistent design, and cold-forging techniques. Encourages the contemplation of clouds and cloud formations based on one’s own imagination. Fabricated by Chas Guidry.
A Master Plan for a series of art “crossings” located along civic boulevards at key thresholds to the city. The goals for this project include:
• Place public art deep into Olympia’s neighborhoods
• Contribute to a sense of community identity
• Introduce place making elements that help to define and bring together different areas of the city and community.
In partnership with Framework Cultural Placemaking.
Year: 2012
Dimensions: 12’H x 4’W x 4’L
Budget: $90,000
Medium: Stone, Cast Glass, LED lighting system
Commissioning Agency: Seattle Fleets and Facilities, Fire Station Levy
Project Site: Fire Station #21, Seattle, WA
Project Type: Public Art
Stacked stone and glass represent rhythms of order and chaos during times of crisis. Top two sections light up red when triggered by station alarm system. Solar powered. Lead Artist. Photography by Spike Mafford.
Year: 2012
Dimensions: 90′x 90′
Budget: $8,600
Commissioning Agency: Seattle Parks & Recreation, 4 Culture
Project Site: Occidental Park, Seattle, WA
Project Type: Public Art
Photo Credit: Joe Iano
A temporary installation of digital images mapping the edge of Seattle’s historic shoreline before the fill that Pioneer Square was build upon. 26 photographs provide reference points and contemplative waymarks to convey the multi-layered tale of Seattle’s enduring shore. Completed as part of the ArtSparks Program. Lead artist in collaboration with Lesley Bain and Joe Iano.
An arts-integrated master plan for a 4-mile section of rails-to-trail running through the bustling urban core of Redmond, WA.
This project was led by The Berger Partnership in collaboration with Framework Cultural Placemaking. I was the artist on the design team.
Redmond Central Connector Plan
Year: 2016
Dimensions: 9’h x 4’d x 4‘w
Budget: $160,000
Medium: Cast Glass, Concrete, LEDs.
Commissioning Agency: Port of Seattle
Project Site: Port of Seattle Fire Department
Project Type: Public Art
A cast glass sculpture inspired by the form and concept of an eternal flame. Designed as a 9/11 memorial for the Port of Seattle police and fire departments. A six-foot tall glass flame tops a concrete base wrapped with blue LEDs to represent the "Thin Blue Line" that characterizes the dedication of police officers.
Year: 2008
Dimensions: 7′ x7′ x 8′
Budget: $6,600
Medium: Vinyl Graphic on Existing Structure. Lit from within.
Commissioning Agency: Seattle Parks & Recreation
Project Partners: Seattle Parks, 4 Culture, Rainier Industries
Project Site: Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle, WA
Project Type: Public Art
Temporary work (3 yrs.) illuminated at night. Located at primary threshold between the park and surrounding neighborhood. Transforms neglected, empty, and vandalized guard shack into a site-specific work for public enjoyment. Draws attention to Magnuson’s military past, transitional present, and the ongoing commitment to balance human wants and environmental needs. Featured in Sculpture Magazine.
Year: 2019
Dimensions: 8’H x 4’W x 1’D
Budget: $38,000
Medium: Stainless Steel
Commissioning Agency: Washington State Arts Commission
Project Site: Hawkins Middle School, Belfair, WA
Project Type: Public Art
This artwork presents the Fibonacci sequence as an opportunity to teach math, art, and science as interrelated subjects. Students are encouraged to engage the artwork through measuring the dimensions and figuring out the ratios. Each of the rectangular shapes within the piece forms a golden section.
Year: 2005
Dimensions: 10’H X 60’W X 60’W
Medium: Spinnaker cloth, Aluminum Supports, PVC Pipe
Commissioning Agency: Curated by Kristin Tollefson for “Co-location”
Project Site: Pritchard Park, Bainbridge Island, WA
Utilizes 100% recycled materials. Located at reclaimed Superfund site and former creosote factory. Designed to welcome the community back to a section of beach previously closed due to high toxicity. Poles reflect our tendency to map and monitor. Wind sensors remind us to look and feel. This installation creates an interstitial relationship between the natural rhythms of Pritchard Park and mankind’s systematic tendencies towards land use. Lead artist, with cooperation from the Environmental Protection Agency and Bainbridge Island Arts and Humanities Council. Installed for three months.
From the exhibition review in The Seattle Times.
Lynch’s piece is the most ambitious in scale and concept, rigorous and wonderfully successful. Sited on the beach area, Lynch’s grid of industrial-height plastic tubes resonates with the verticality of the forest and with the masts of boats in the nearby marina. Topped with white flags, the regimented poles echo gravestones and reflect a sense of loss. On the gravel foundation, briar flowers offer a token of grace. Wander amid this forest of tubes and listen to the wind blowing through — an artistic cry for balance longs to be heard.
– Lucia Enriquez, The Seattle Times
The Friends of Art on Pier 86 have a vision — to transform a 50-year-old iconic grain silo structure into a canvas for art. The group procured funding from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods to explore the feasibility of creatively activating the grain elevators without damaging the 50-year-old structure or the fragile ecosystem of Seattle’s working waterfront. Framework Cultural Placemaking took the role of project lead. Over the course of three months we examined this “canvas” from every angle, conducted community outreach meetings, and presented our findings to key stakeholders and elected officials. We were able to move the conversation from “is it possible?” to “what’s preferable?” The first artworks are set to be installed in late 2018.
Year: 2017
Dimensions: 9’ x 16’ x 2”
Budget: $63,000
Medium: Graphic Glass
Project Site: Fremont Neighborhood, Seattle, WA
Public Art: Program 4Culture
This architecturally-integrated project tells the story of wastewater processing and seasonal stormwater flow through the cross-pollination of aesthetics and informatics from the project hydrology report. The 9′ round window is the same dimension as the siphon running below the artwork, underground.
The client requested an educational component to the artwork that would help people understand the transference of wastewater in a non-didactic way.
VMG: Velocity Made Good is the public art practice of Perri Lynch Howard, creatively engaging the public through site-specific sculpture, integrated art, sound installation, and community-based arts planning.
VMG…what does it mean?
Velocity Made Good, or VMG, is a term used in sailing, especially in yacht racing, indicating the speed of a sailboat towards (or from) its destination. Progress is often non-linear because boats are not able to sail directly upwind. The goal is to change direction as efficiently as possible to reach the desired destination in the shortest amount of time, given obstacle avoidance, changing winds, currents, and tides.
Behind every project is an incredibly capable team of engineers, fabricators and installers. We work collaboratively to bring your vision to life.
PROJECT PARTNERS
3Form Light Art (Solace)
Alpine Welding and Equipment (Mountain Home, Pinecone, Hope in the Dark, States of Flow)
Chas Guidry (Smart Clouds)
Design 9 Group with Herzog Glass (Streamline, Focus)
Framework Cultural Placemaking (Shoreline, Focus, Pier 86, Redmond Central Connector, Olympia Gateways)
Kerry Johnson Glass (Animare, Moment to Moment)
Rainier Industries (At Ease, Pretty Vacant, On Woodward)
Solstice Stone (Moment to Moment)
The Berger Partnership (Redmond Central Connector)
Trademark Creative (States of Flow)
Van der Zalm Associates (Focus)
