Passion

Jim Garland’s love, study, and command of water is insatiable. He and all at Fluidity are masterful in conceiving imaginative water features that celebrate place and community. Their fountains render enduring landscape and architectural environments. Mythology, psychology, art, architecture, urbanism, and historical precedent inform the studio’s inventiveness.

My role: Staff Position + Consultant

Impact

I have worked intermittently alongside Jim for 20 years. Together, we have grown Fluidity’s roster of projects across four continents. I secured commissions with prominent landscape architects nationwide during my first two tenures and opened the Asia marketplace. Today, Jim and I continue to grow these relationships and elevate the studio’s profile through speaking engagements, studio visits, and, soon, publishing his exhaustive book on the history of water features, Fountain Safari.

Give Me A Week

I began my career at Fluidity. I told Jim he wasn't marketing to the right clientele. I asked for one week to present a targeted client strategy, including renowned architects and landscapes. Most are now clients of Fluidity.

Capturing Ethos and Portfolio

Jim and I finalized a new website that more illustratively shows all things Fluidity: design approach, study of history, and studio culture. This was my second website redesign for Jim throughout my 20 years working with him.

Fountains!

In his soon-to-be-published book, Fountain Safari, Jim posits cities are man's greatest creation. He then states, 'Are fountains not the exclamation point to the sentence of the city?'

Teaching How To 'See' Water

As a precursor to Jim's historical book, we have written a few 'Seeing' articles that educate our clients on the site-specific qualities that make a fountain successful. Some reasons are obvious, but many are only discovered with a keen eye.

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