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Cast
Glass Panel Matrix with
Blown & Cast Center Rondel
Red,
Brown, Gold, Iris
7' H x 5' W
The
Center for Cancer and Blood
Disorders
Meditation
Room
800
W. Magnolia Ave.
Fort Worth TX
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HOPE & HEALING was
commissioned by Texas Cancer Care (TCC) to be the
focal point for the Meditation Room of their new facility, The
Center
for
Cancer
and Blood Disorders in Fort Worth TX, which opened
in February
2005. Barry Russo, executive director of TCC, along with
Karen Kroh of Quorum Architects Inc, the firm commissioned
for the interior design of the facility, granted artists David
Gappa and Gary Hayes of Vetro
Glassblowing
Studio & Gallery in Grapevine TX with the quest
of designing and creating a glass installation that
would encompass the
organization's mission for their new facility: "To
truly be a place where cancer patients can receive
treatment for
body
and soul - the whole person...a place of learning,
and one of hope and healing."
Composed
of an intricately designed matrix of approximately 50 cast
glass panels with a blown and cast rondel as its centerpoint,
this
beautifully executed installation creates a dynamically
powerful yet profoundly peaceful impression.
"For us, this is a composition in color and texture meant to
instill a sense of peace within the viewer," says Gappa,
co-ovwer of Vetro.
HOPE & HEALING is now an integral part of a $40 million
"urban village" called Magnolia Green located in the
heart of Fort Worth's hospital district. According to the research
of
Sandra Baker of the Star-Telegram, The Center along with HOPE & HEALING has
become the catalyst for further development of an 11-acre tract.
With The Center as the first
anchor of this project, Magnolia Green has quickly gained the
attention of national retailers and restauranteurs. Amidst shops,
town homes, restaurants, office space, The Center, and a 1-acre
park, HOPE & HEALING will easily and rapidly
accomplish its goal of grasping the hearts of many.
Vetro
would like to thank Texas
Cancer Care and Quorum
Architects for this incredible opportunity!
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