Valley Roundelay

Valley Roundelay is an architectural study inspired by the traditional American barn and made from jewel-tone, interlocking panels. This artwork is an homage to the rich agricultural history of Fife, and the immigrants of many countries who came to settle in the Puyallup Valley in the shadow of Mt. Rainier. Its modernist lines and materials reflect the community's evolution from the past into the unforeseeable future. For the artist, the classic barn offers a symbol of hardy self-sufficiency, solid shelter, a rural robustness, and the passing of seasons. A roundelay is a repeating refrain in music - Valley Roundelay hints at how family farms and commercial development have imposed cycles of change upon each other.

Location: Dacca Barn- 2820 54th Avenue East

About the Artist-Lisa Kinoshita

Lisa Kinoshita is a Tacoma-based artist who grew up in Fife and whose family has lived in the Fife area for more than 100 years. She is a sculptor, installation artist and designer; her contemporary art jewelry has appeared in the New York Times, ELLE Magazine, Lucky Magazine, Seattle Metropolitan, The Best of Seattle Magazine, and many other publications. After living in Seattle for several years, she returned to Tacoma in 2003 and opened an art gallery, Mineral, that explored the intersection of art, design and fashion through visual art and photography. Lisa closed Mineral in 2011; she is currently working on a public art commission for Tacoma Metro Parks to be completed in the fall of 2012.