Laura Weiss told CNN she was a retired nurse when Boulder County Public Health asked for help administering vaccines in February.
“I had noticed all these hundreds and hundreds of empty vaccine vials that would otherwise be wasted, and I thought they were really beautiful and wanted to do something meaningful and meaningful with them,” Weiss said.
Weiss obtained permission to use Modern Glass vaccine vials and created a beautiful spider.
“I realized I wanted to do something with light because I thought it was such a dark and challenging year for so many people who like the idea of giving light to that,” he said.
“I think light can represent hope and clarity and it also has the potential to broaden vision and verify perspective.”
The real idea of making a light chandelier came from an eBay purchase. He found the empty frame online and thought it would be a great container for his project.
“From a distance … the spider just looks like a normal spider, but as you get closer to it, it becomes something very different and changes your perspective,” he said.
“It reminds me that we can see something in a way, and as you approach or look at it differently, our assumptions can be very incorrect.”
The work of art does not yet have a permanent home, but Weiss said that wherever he goes, he wants everyone who sees it to understand his intention to honor the health workers who have put his health and life in jeopardy. danger during the pandemic.
“There are too many people and professions to mention them, but especially these nurses whom I have just witnessed working tirelessly, hours and hours and hours, and days and days and days, without a day off, who only have so much passion, skill and care and kindness, ”he said.
“How can you thank someone who is doing so much for others? It’s so inspiring.”
However, Weiss now returns and inspires others.
“This appreciative art light is really important because I think we all see that sense of unity right now as we see the Delta variant increase,” Angela Simental, Boulder’s communications and marketing manager, told CNN. Public Health.
“We are very happy to have this kind of light in art to remind us that we can protect ourselves and others by vaccinating ourselves by being kind to each other and respecting the efforts of all involved.” .