Sammamish Public Arts Map

"Circle the Roundabout"

Al Zold (2016)

The weathered wooden sculpture "Forms in Flight", so named because of all the merging roads. A Sammamish artist, Al Zold, is a retired Boeing employee whose interest has been artistic woodworking.

"Synergy Rising"

Lin Garretson (2020)

Inspired by the wisdom and rhythms of Nature, the sculpture is constructed with natural stone slabs and steel elements. Like many of us residing in Sammamish, the stone is not indigenous to the area, but originated from different points around the world. Each stone has its own unique composition and character, history and heritage. Having now ben shaped and textured and bonded together with others and combined with the strength of steel, it is at home in a new place with a new purpose and meaning.

Community Garden Gate

Garth Edwards (2015)

The Sammamish Art Commission asked local artist, Garth Edwards, to design three gates for the community garden in the Lower Commons. This functional art is made of aluminum, which reflects the light from different angles.

Rooster

This metal “weather vane” sculpture was originally created as an icon sited at the front of the Vinje (Frederick T. Vinje) and Berg (Walter Martin Berg) Grocery Store (V&B Supermarket in the Shoprite Group) in downtown Redmond where the present Value Village is now located. Residents on the now existing Sammamish Plateau depended on buying supplies from this store. Fred T. Vinje andWalter M. Berg partnered to provide this service. Sammamish’s Sween Family (Sween Poultry Farm) were frequent customers. With the sale of the store, Faye Turner Sween (1916-2012) married to William Harold Sween (1913-2000) requested that this metal sculpture be given to the Sween Family who would place this icon on the end of the driveway to their personal Sammamish residence located near the Lower Sammamish Commons Park. This Sween request and subsequent Sammamish relocation to the Lower Commons Park directly behind the Sammamish Community Gardens very appropriately represents the significant poultry industry on the Sammamish Plateau during the early and mid-1900’s.

Four Seasons Mosaic Mural

Connie Walsworth (2004)

The project was born several years ago when Walsworth and others were talking about trying to bring kids together from both ends of the Plateau to work on a project. “I went to venues where kids would be going — concerts, schools, events … we worked on it for about six months,” Walsworth said. She then took all the pieces and scenes that kids and community members had created, and compiled them into one work that shows a scene of what Sammamish residents do during the four seasons of the year: City Hall in the winter, a trail scene for spring, the summer concert series and the Haunt at Beaver Lake for the fall.

"Late Summer" Quilt

Ellen Larimer ( 2010)

Artist Statement: "I explore the relationships between lines and shapes and their color while combining and direct piecing fabrics. Color is especially exciting to me. I dye my own cotton fabric, continually searching for better color and texture. It is an ongoing experiment yielding frequent surprises. I am particularly pleased when viewers feel drawn into the work.

I machine piece and machine quilt my own pieves. I work intuitevely. My designs essentially develop themselves. Meanings and sources generally remain unkown to me."

"Confluence"

Deb Young (2007)

Glass and bronze sculpture with a concrete base, total height is 12'. Concentric ellipses that radiate out from the bronze base suggest water ripples.

The natural reference for the "Confluence" is water, ice and the upward movement of wind. The elements of earth and fire are found in the glass as it responds to the changing color of sunlight and moonlight. Colors ranging from cool green/blue to warm yellow/orange reflect in the glass. Its highly textured surface treatment echoes organic patterns found in nature.

Wood Carvings

Joe McConnell (2006)

Joe McConnell has been carving Northwest Native-Style relief and 3- dimensional pieces since 1988. His carvings include Mask, Bowls, Rattles, Warrior Helmets, Paddles and Totem Poles. Since January 2001, he has been teaching this form of woodcarving seven times a week at his studio in Sammamish. Students start with little, if any, carving experience and range in age from teens to seniors. When not teaching, Joe works on commission pieces for both corporate and private collectors.

"Two Canoes"

Kathy Hastings (2011)

Hastings started experimenting with images in Photoshop and was fascinated with the possibilities of combining traditional painting techniques with digital imagery.

Fireworks

Harshwinder Singh (2017)

Singh donated his piece to the City from an exhibit in the summer of 2017, titled "Summer Postcards" It hangs in the City Manager's conference room.

Abstract Photography Collection

Margaret Rosenow (2019)

Margaret (Margreeth) Rosenow has taken thousands and thousands of photographs, starting at a young age. Her interest in people and places brought her to many countries all over the world, which gave her unique opportunities for photography. As a volunteer she was the unofficial photographer of various non-profit organizations.

Her collection of 15 pieces is displayed on the second floor of City Hall.

"Progress Flag"

Cheryl Smith (2022)

Pride month kicked off at the Sammamish Farmers Market with Cheryl Smith Mosaics creating the Sammamish Community Progress Flag. 400 plus people laid colored pieces pf recycled glass and tile in this fantastic design.

"Connections"

Eight Generation, two Snoqualmie Tribe members (2023)

A new, permanent art piece was unveiled at Sammamish City Hall on March 14, 2023 at a gathering to recognize the generosity of the Snoqualmie Tribe. The art piece, a blanket titled "Connections," was gifted to the City of Sammamish to symbolize the collaborative effort to establish a mass vaccination site at Lake Sammamish State Park. 

In early 2021, the cities of Sammamish and Issaquah along with Eastside Fire & Rescue began working together to open a COVID-19 vaccination site for East King County residents but lacked vaccine doses. The Snoqualmie Tribe provided the vaccines necessary to make the mass vaccination site at Lake Sammamish State Park a reality. The site was named the Snoqualmie Tribe Vaccine Partnership and opened in April 2021.

"Magnetic Drawing"

Nola Avienne (2008)

This piece was a result of the 2008 exhibit of new works purchase by King County Public Art Collection under the direction of Greg Bell, the curator of the collection. The Sammamish Art Commission was not able to have this particular piece in the exhibit of course but chose to purchase similar pieces in the same series by this artist Nola Avienne through her gallery. The work is Iron embedded on paper. Art Commission funds were used to purchase the work.

"Shadows Fall"

Hannah Viano (2012)

Artist Statement: “I have tried hard to learn the lessons of how to catch a memory, and save it for another day and another friend to see. To distill these impressions down I use an exacto knife and pieces of black paper. The act of carving out the pictures is a delicious and delicate process that gives itself perfectly to the flowing shapes of wood and water, the way faring a hull feels right in the hands, or a sweetly blossoming bowl on the potter’s wheel”

"The One Who Reached the Star"

Michelle Van Slyke (2015)

Michele Van Slyke began soldering metal into sculptures as a college student, stepping out of traditional gender bounds. Born and raised in France, Michele studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and the University of Heidelberg in Germany. Kent founded the Island Treasure Award and together the Van Slykes helped found the Bainbridge Arts and Humanities Council.

"You Do You" Mural

Girl Scout Troop #45370 (2021)

The Sammamish Girl Scout Troop, made up of 11 5th grade girls from Mead and Blackwell Elementary Schools, proposed to paint a mural at the Upper Sammamish Commons play structure in an effort to complete their Bronze Award.

Totem Pole

David Boxley (1991/1992)

Artists' Profile: Tsimshian Carver and Performer David Boxley is a Tsimshian carver from Metlakatla, Alaska. Born in 1952, he was raised by his grandparents. From them he learned many Tsimshian traditions including the language. After high school he attended Seattle Pacific University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1974. He became a teacher and basketball coach to Junior and Senior high students in Alaska and Washington. While teaching in Metlakatla in 1979 he began devoting considerable time to the study of traditional Tsimshian carving. Through researching ethnographic material and carvings from museum collections, Boxley has learned the traditional carving methods of his grandfather's people.

"11 Steps; Ladder 83"

Al Zold (2016)

"11 Steps; Ladder 83", so named to honor Sammamish firefighters. Station #83 is adjacent to this roundabout. This sculpture intentionally utilized the weathered red barn wood for the fire station ladder.

"Positive and Negative"

Al Zold (2016)

This piece was placed in honor of officer Stan Chapin who was approaching 40 years in the King County Sheriff's Office.