Public Art - Fort Worth, Texas

Marine Creek Parkway Public Art Project
Fort Worth, Texas

Thanks to the combined expertise of Stealth Industries, Chicago Metal Rolled Projects, North Texas Land Management, AZZ Surface Technologies, and the Fort Worth Public Art program, install days for One Way are targeted for the first week of August 2025. Above are some images updates for fabrication and foundation work in preparation for August.

With a grateful heart and deep appreciation for the many collaborators on this project, I’m excited to share an update on "One Way," which will soon join Alicia Eggert’s @aplaceintheuniverse installation "A Very Long Now."

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One Way, 2025
Steel and paint

Inspired by memories of growing up in rural Midwest landscapes, "One Way" reflects on movement, time, and transformation. As a child, I watched crops grow from the backseat of our family van as rows turned into lines, fields into rhythms.

Research into Fort Worth’s agricultural roots, railroad history, and rapidly growing population echoed those early impressions and deeply informed the design. Located between schools and neighborhoods, the roundabouts became a fitting site to explore daily cycles from commutes and class schedules to planting seasons and shared roads.

The sculpture features 24 colorful metal doilies evoking hay bales, tractor rakes, and dandelions gone to seed—lifted into the air like a field in bloom. Each one incorporates “ONE WAY” signs and arrows, visually shifting as you drive around, much like crops in motion from a car window. From certain angles, the installation forms an infinity symbol; from others, it vanishes into rhythmic lines like rows in a field.

"One Way" was also shaped by road engineering principles, particularly the concept of edge friction, where visual elements at the perimeter of a road or roundabout help guide drivers safely through the site.

The sculpture aims to enhance both visibility and spatial awareness. As the gradient from sky blues to grassy greens follows the roundabout’s flow, it echoes sunrise and sunset - the quiet turning of the Earth marking time, place, and passage.

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Below are images and information from an earlier post for more background about the project - April 15, 2024

For the Fort Worth Public Art program, Alicia Eggert and I have designed sculptures for two traffic roundabouts. In addition to research about the city and assessment of the logistics of the roundabouts, we also considered the proposal guidelines that the sculptures at the “two roundabouts should tie into each other, connect without mirroring each other.”

Iris Bechtol’s curatorial work and the design process led to our proposal for the two roundabouts featuring Alicia Eggert’s A Very Long Now and my sculpture One Way. Following submissions and presentations by the three finalist curators, our team was selected for the Marine Creek Parkway Public Art Project.

Thank you to structural engineer AJ Kuhn for all his time, patience, and insightful dedication as this project has evolved and his communication and connection with Stealth. And, THANK YOU to Michelle Richardson’s superpowers of clarity and comprehension for all things public art - FWPA is so lucky to have her on their team!

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Monday, April 15, 2024, we presented to the Community Arts Center in the Cultural District of Fort Worth, Texas. FWPA Public Art Project Manager Michelle Richardson, curator Iris Bechtol, sculptor Alicia Eggert, and I presented the final designs and received unanimous votes by the Fort Worth Public Art Commission!

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