Seaford (Babylon)

Blue Sky Pursuit

Carson Fox
Artwork in laminated and tempered glass by Carson Fox showing a blue sky with butterflies and birds.
“Blue Sky Pursuit” (2009) by Carson Fox at LIRR Seaford Station. Photo: Rob Wilson

About the Project

At the Seaford Station 14 laminated glass windows extend the sky, creating a bright blue fantasy filled with butterflies and birds, their flights traced with dots of clear glass that meander, overlap and reveal paths of movement, speaking to migration and the act of travel. The dots also transform the sunlight and enliven the landscape. Artist Carson Fox used bird and butterfly images inspired from Victorian era engravings, an aesthetic where natural life is a lush and swarming profusion. 

They were created from a process that includes painting on the glass. The 14 windows, eight on the north side of the waiting room and six on the south, combine to create a special place for commuters as they mark the start of their day in a space made radiant by the artist's vision.

About the Artist

Carson Fox is a Brooklyn based artist whose work relies heavily on the imprint that individual experience has on the artist, and centers on the production of sculpture, installation, printmaking and artist books. She received her MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, her BFA from University of Pennsylvania, and a four-year studio certificate from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.  Her work can be found in the permanent collections of The Museum of Arts and Design, The Royal Museum of Belgium, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum, among others.  To date, she has participated in over 25 solo and 100 group exhibitions and has created multiple permanent installations of artwork in public and corporate venues, including projects. Grants include awards from the University of Rhode Island, the New Jersey Council on the Arts, and the Barbara Deming Memorial Fund. Fox is represented by Linda Warren Projects in Chicago, IL and Stanek Gallery in Philadelphia, PA.