Colorful Expressions--Painted Glass Takes Center Stage in Recent Projects

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Freeform and colorful—that's what Wright Runstad & Company was looking for in an art glass wall. The Seattle-based company owns Consolidated Technology Services, the data arm of Washington State. "The client requested organic imagery as a relief to the technical nature of the business being conducted in the building," says artist Guy Kemper of the Olympia, Wash., project, which opened last August.Kentuckian Kemper created three glass walls, "Secret Garden," a lobby wall, which stands 17.5 feet wide by 14.5 feet tall; "Stellar Wind," a mezzanine wall that's 12.5 feet wide by 14 feet high; and "For Laurel," a niche window, which is 3 feet wide by 12 feet tall. All glass walls are interior and backlit."Secret Garden" provides a bug's-eye view of one's lawn, says Kemper."The blades of grass are 13 feet tall. There are dew splatters, spider webs and small flowers, making a dense, three-dimensional fabric. The grass is shades of green and blue, the richly textured background is peach, the splatters of dew are white and soft grey-blue and the flowers are red and pink," he says. "This is an arresting work that gives a warm welcome to those entering the building."