Tacoma Museum of Glass to Create First of its Kind Five-Foot Plus Aerodynamic Glass Water Drop

On Saturday, October 8, 2022, seven of the top glass blowers will assemble at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Washington to create I AM WATER, a human-sized water drop made solely from glass. Scheduled in the museum’s signature 90-foot cone Hot Shop Amphitheater, guests will be able to watch as the artists manipulate the non-toxic, natural material into a first-of-its-kind, five-foot plus glass sculpture that mimics the real aerodynamic shape of a water drop. 

I AM WATER was conceived by water activist and designer Tanja Andrejasic Wechsler in a bold move to raise awareness of water by showcasing the purity of its form and heralds what could be the start of the first big global water campaign that calls for the consideration and respect of water and its powerful life-giving force.

“Out of all environmental and social issues, the most important issue of our time is water,” Ms. Wechsler recently stated. “This sculpture represents water speaking and asking to be clean so it can support life as it’s meant to be, restore nature’s original blueprint and for water to be for everybody.”

Considering the devastating damages to water and the search for better solutions that protect our environment, this incredibly unique sculpture sets the stage for a new approach to the water crisis that uses public space and product design to educate the public, inspire a new mindset and practices, and build a better human relationship with water. As such, Ms. Wechsler invites industry leaders, and anyone interested in glass as an art form, as well as anyone invested in the environment to attend this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the creation of this beautiful art piece and exquisite organic design from the start and to join the collective effort to protect and restore water.

Once created, I AM WATER will be exhibited nationally and internationally and will first be offered to the Museum of Glass as an exhibit as well as to the United Nations for display at The UN 2023 Water Conference taking place at UN Headquarters in New York, 22-24 March 2023.