Chris Williams Beautifies Logan With A Seascape
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In Boston’s Logan International Airport, Chris Williams created a striking underwater marine scene from metal and glass, beautifully illuminated.
“Seascape was created for Logan International Airport in Boston,” says the third-generation metal worker from Lockport, Massachusetts. “This installation was done in 2010 at American Airlines. It has been a show stopper. They tell me the passengers stop dead in their tracks. Really cool piece with plenty of details to discover. The big bass fish was a collaboration between Peter Houk at MIT glass lab and myself. I made the big bass, and then Peter and his team blew the glass inside. It takes a village…“
For more background and photos of all kinds of unusual and creative artwork by Williams, visit here.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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