D-M Light Rail Construction Site - Temporary Art Installation

*Volunteers Needed!*

The "TRANS" art installation creates a temporary landscape that explores the sites TRANSitions to sustainability. The artwork includes a series of vegetated, pixelated roof forms that create a living, illuminate billboard, a smaller prairie grass green roof that evokes former habitat on the site, and a set of bold graphic banners that connects the installation to the street level.


We need your help! We have two installation days, and are looking for extra hands to help our artist team bring this work to life!

Sunday November 27
On Day 1, we'll be setting over 1,300 potted plants into our wire frames to create the green roof composition. We'll also be attaching the construction lights to the underside of the wire frames and planting the prairie grasses into the green roof modules. We could use 2-4 people to help with these tasks - many hands make light work! We'll plan for two shifts: 10-12:30 and 1:30-4:00. Join us for one or both.

Monday November 28th
On Day 2, we'll mainly be moving the 10' long, planted forms into place on the ground for the forklift to take over. We'll also be hanging two 36 foot long banners on the adjacent fences. We could use 1-2 people who are comfortable lifting up to 50 pounds. Time: 9am to noon.

If interested in helping create the TRANS installation for the Dome District in Tacoma, please contact Teresa at tburrelsman@gmail.com.

Madera Architectural Elements Happenings Thurs, Fri & Sat

Thursday November 17 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. We're open for ArtWalk!

If you cannot make it to our showroom spectacular this Saturday (see below) then swing by for a sneak peek during ArtWalk Tacoma.

Friday November 18 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m. - Tripod Slideshow Series presents 3 Awesome Art Forms

Carlos Taylor-Swanson explores... Intarsia and Trompe-l'oeil wood inlay in Renaissance Italy

Eric Fisher/Lynn DiNino learn how...Cartoon Architecture in Las Vegas

Steve Lough presents...Sunbathing on the Solstice in Fremont

Saturday November 19 12:00noon - 5:00p.m. - Madera Architectural Elements presents New Works, Small Works and The Works - Our Annual Party!

The artisan members of MAE are known throughout the region for crafting outstanding custom furnishings and architectural elements. Each year they get together to showcase their lighter, more portable creations - original, affordable and perfect for holiday gifting (or keeping!). This year they have invited a few friends to join in the fun: Andy Lewis-Lechner returns to Madera with his beautiful wood-fired stoneware, Artist-Designer-Creative Prolific Scott Neste presents original mixed medium artworks, Jennevieve Schlemmer is leaving her mosaics at home and bringing a menagerie of felted creations and Chris Wooten is showcasing her intricate assemblages of bamboo, wire, beads and who-knows-what!

And for something completely different we are proud to be presenting Urban Elixir - the cure for the common cocktail in our showroom this Saturday. Urban Elixir is a new, woman-owned Tacoma business venture creating artisan-made cocktail mixers. Their mission statement is to create exceptional, hand-crafted cocktail mixers and encourage giving back to our world in meaningful ways. They will be unveiling (and sampling!) 3 mixers at our event: Margarita, Bloody Mary and Potion #3.

Hope to see you!

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Madera Architectural Elements
2210 Court A
Tacoma, WA 98402
p. 253-572-1218
f. 253-572-1219
www.maderastudio.net