In 2003, Portland Downtown invited me to create an installation for Boothby Square. The site was unlike any I had worked with before: a largely hardscaped public space divided by two small, sculpted grass islands, with a roundabout at its center and cobblestone streets passing through it.

In 2003, I was invited to create an installation for Congress Square. Three 30-foot light poles rose from the center of the square, their height and placement suggesting a perfect framework for something suspended in space. I imagined strands of Light Forms descending from the poles, each one different in shape and scale.

The idea for The Twelve began unexpectedly. While searching for a concept for a temporary sculpture on a large open sandy site in Cambridge, I happened to look out my window and noticed a row of Jersey barriers. They were purely functional and, to most eyes, quite unattractive. Yet their form was remarkably elegant in its efficiency—a narrow top rising from a broad base, using the least amount of material to achieve tremendous strength.

Through the years, the support of family, friends, and dedicated colleagues has made everything possible.

My husband, David, has been my greatest supporter and my partner from the very beginning, working alongside me in every aspect of bringing my designs to life.