Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Artwork copyright Jack Archibald. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2017.

Metamorphosis Series, 2010

Jack Archibald
(American, born 1950)

Location: Panther Lake Elementary, Kent

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Jack Archibald's Metamorphosis Series symbolizes the changes in the state of a butterfly. The stained glass sections are titled "Chrysalis," "Caterpillar," "Butterfly," and "Learning to Fly." The artwork also symbolizes the school's students as they mature during their years at Panther Lake Elementary.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Kent School District.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Glass artist Jack Archibald uses light to animate the colors and abstract shapes in his stained glass artworks. In his own words, "As a stained glass artist, I work with light. Glass is uniquely interactive with light, its transitions, its intensities, its colors. Throughout the day, a window constantly undergoes transformation. The changing light animates the glass."

Archibald earned a Bachelor of Arts degree (1972) from the University of Wisconsin. In 1981, he established the private studio called "Revisionary Glassworks" on Camano Island, on North Puget Sound, Western Washington.