Art In Public Places Gallery
Squirrely Q
Argyle Branch Library
7973 Old Middleburg Road South
Squirrely Q (2004)
Liz Mapelli (Portland, Ore.)
Glass
Squirrely Q is suspended across the glass façade of the building in five vertical columns. The fused glass, or glass that has been fired in a kiln at a range of high temperatures from 1100ºF to 1500ºF, is brightly colored and interestingly textured. The use of dichroic glass introduces an iridescent surface that creates a luminous effect in natural and artifical light. Additionally, Mapelli was commissioned to create Deepest Secrets, a mosaic of glass tiles, for Baptist Hospital South in Jacksonville, Florida in 2005.