Harmonic Resonance: David Slawson’s Platinum Standard Project
Watershaping advanced by leaps and bounds from 1999 through 2004 – a journey of artistry and practicality that was an inspiration to witness. In this retrospective feature, WaterShapes Editor Eric Herman reviews 25 key projects published during that time frame, offering an ongoing resource to watershapers while defining a Platinum Standard for the designers, engineers, builders and artists who use water as their chosen medium.
David Slawson
Cleveland
The Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs, Ark., features an amazingly realistic composition of stone, plants and water known as “The Garden of the Pine Wind.” Designed and built by landscape artist David Slawson, the space includes waterfalls organized by three main weir structures that descend 90 feet from top to bottom; a gorgeous stone-arch bridge; and a range of orchestrated streams and pathways all rendered with maximum attention to detail, lines of sight, stone materials and plants.