The Seattle Public Library board of trustees selected metal artists Nick Lyle and Jean Whitesavage to design artwork for the new Delridge Branch, launching the first branch art project under the "Libraries for All" building program. The artists collaborated and made the artwork themselves out of hand-forged steel, using native plants found along nearby Longfellow Creek as inspiration. Photos of original artwork provided by Whitesavage & Lyle Inc. Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle© 2002.
 
 

Trillium tower

 

Stream orchid                                    Bunchberry
 

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Oregon grape

The large image above - the "trillium tower" - is mounted above the main entrance to the library and is flanked by the artwork shown in the smaller images.   The huckleberry branch and the willow leaf bench are mounted at ground level in the main entryway.

Bleeding heart                               Huckleberry
 

Huckleberry and willow leaf bench