Cascadia expresses a relationship to the regional environment that brings viewers into a dialog between form and shape, color and pattern, light and shadow, sound and silence, biota and habitat. It strikes a balance between iconic universality and locational uniqueness, particularly as it relates to Edmonds’ extensive green infrastructure and vibrant downtown cultural district. The project encourages viewers to contemplate their place within the web of life of our shared natural world. Through the spatial relationship between an iconic lifeboat and a luminous seawall, the artwork will create a feeling of belonging to a larger bio-region, fostering a sense of caring for each other and our environs.