“Among the Birch”

Chugach Optional Elementary School, Anchorage, Alaska

Fused Glass Leaves in Clearstory - Mosaic Glass Tile Column - Acrylic Leaf Canopy

Walking thru the woods inspired our design. Trees are a timeless reflection of nature and a metaphor for the school year where just like the trees, students are growing and changing every year.  Like the birch bark, each year the tree grows a little more and its bark peels back to expose a new you – all the things you’ve learned during the school year. We are all connected and affected by each other here on the earth.  In our artwork we try to express that using symbols