"Radiant Memories," James Little’s vibrant laminated glass artwork at the LIRR Jamaica station, incorporates layers of colorful intricate lines that together form flat gradated blocks of color, creating a sense of movement and animation as the light shifts throughout the day.

Fabricated by Glasmalerei Peters Studios, "Radiant Memories" is the largest MTA Arts & Design installation on Long Island Rail Road, consisting of 33 laminated glass panels within the enclosure that connects the new Brooklyn-bound platform with the JFK AirTrain, central LIRR passage, and a portal bridge at the west end of the platform. The installation brings a fresh aesthetic to the station, and provides an immediate wayfinding signal to Brooklyn-bound commuters as they navigate their transfers.

James Little is a well-established abstract painter based in New York City. He is a meticulous craftsman who creates his own colors with pure pigment and heated beeswax and layers each hue multiple times in parallel bands on the canvas. This technique gives his paintings a formal structure, depth of color, and a vibrant energy. Glasmalerei Peters Studios translated Little’s paintings into large laminated glass panels by using hand-cut stencils and applying multiple layers of airbrushed and hand-painted colored enamels and silver stains.