Watershed Notes
Port Angeles Fine Arts Center
David's fountain 'Watershed Notes' has been installed in the courtyard of the Webster House at the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. The fountain was commissioned by Jane Floyd in honor of her late husband, Ron Floyd.
Eisenhour's design uses multiple bronze elements mounted on glacial boulders to create an ensemble that evokes the Olympic environment with imagery and sound. Three bronze leaves, each with a 4-foot span, are naturalistically rendered as stepped planes over which water flows. The crenulated texture of a maple leaf, the stiff expanse of a salal leaf and the fan-like form of an ancient ginkgo provide opportunities for the water to pool and reflect, while at the same time discharging many rivulets that splash with sparkling timbres in the sound chamber formed by the parabolic sweep of the Webster House.
The marine environment enters the design in the form of bronze crustaceans mounted to the stones to conjure a tide pool. Eisenhour's mastery of patinas will evoke a high degree of naturalism while creating a harmonious mood through colors integrated with the natural setting.
Click here to view a short video detailing how David consturcted the wax model of the salal leaf.