Documented artwork / wind-driven public sculpture
Glassinator
Credit as documented: Andrew Carson
Glassinator is Andrew Carson's wind sculpture at Juanita Beach Park in Kirkland. Local resident Karen Lightfeldt commissioned the work and donated it to the city's art collection. Shaped glass provides rich colors while the breeze activates the composition. Lightfeldt wanted children to enjoy the combined effects of light, color and motion, making the playground-adjacent position part of the commission's stated purpose.
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At a glance
- Year / version
- Not documented
- Materials
- shaped glass
- Documented setting
- outdoor
- Dimensions
- 10 ft tall; no other object dimensions established.
- Dimensions apply to
- Documented object or named component scope only; no relocation/engineering specification. Source disagreements and architectural measurements remain explicitly qualified.
- Availability
- Unconfirmed
Places & versions
Installation history
Historical presentations. A past installation does not establish the current location or suitability for a new site.
Date not documented
Juanita Beach Park, south of the playground on the promenade overlooking Juanita Bay, Kirkland, Washington
Materials and construction
The city's tourism account gives a height of ten feet and places the sculpture south of the new playground, on the promenade overlooking Juanita Bay. It describes wind-driven movement, without identifying a motor, structural metal alloy or a full dimensional envelope. The reviewed account does not establish an installation year.
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Sources
- www.explorekirkland.com ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17
- www.kirklandwa.gov ↗ · Checked 2026-10-17