Imagine my surprise when I received an email from HOUZZ.com entitled - "You Were Featured on HOUZZ!". For those who don't know, HOUZZ is an online community about Architecture, Landscape Design, and Home & Garden Improvement. I highly recommend it, and you can find my page...
As we approach the spring equinox, I get some magical lighting in the morning in my garden which reflects beautifully in my Aqualens Orb Fountain. My fountains look great at any time of day, but they look especially gorgeous at sunrise. What a lovely way to wake...
[mks_col] [mks_one_half]My Aqualens Sphere Fountain is featured in the 'Monumental Women' section of the current issue of Santa Barbara Home & Garden Magazine. The text reads: "Water Work - ALLISON ARMOUR is renowned internationally for her iconic Aqualens fountains, a meditative sculpture that garnered a silver medal at...
Madeline from Garden Accents recently sent this article to me from Garden Design Magazine that features my Aqualens Sphere fountain situated in a private garden in Philadelphia, PA. Madeline shared with me that this fountain was first sold back in 2006 - ten years ago. The...
[mks_col] [mks_one_half]I've worked extensively with talented landscape designer John Kalvin Wiedermann on several Sberbank Corporate University (Moscow, Russia) projects over the past couple years, and now he has something in mind that I've never done before. The Sberbank Corporate University entrance (pictured) is impressive, but john wants...
This stunning ice sculpture is actually a frozen Aqualens Sphere Fountain. I discussed maintaining the Aqualens in freezing temperatures in this post, and as it's winter again now is a good time for a refresher. If you live in an area that goes into a deep...
I have some rather exciting news for the new year. My MoonGate Sculpture has been chosen as a focus point for an upcoming series of ads in Europe by Investment Bank JP Morgan. From what I've been told, the ads will prominently display a Moongate, and...
I was recently sent these photos by Julia at Graduate Landscapes. They entered a garden at both the 2015 Landscape Show and at the Alresford show that feature my Aqualens Sphere Fountain as the centerpiece. From Julia: "Dear Allison, Here are some photos from the Shows that...
These are the first pictures of my newest sculpture: Pinwheel. The sculpture is 2 metres (6.5 feet) in diameter - although it can be designed in almost any size - and the sculpture is constructed of mirror-polished stainless steel. I think the end result is...
This is a mocked up image of a rather interesting orb fountains I've been commissioned to design. The statue is of Joan of Arc praying, and this will be placed at a Church. To make the fountain work, I'm going to embed a clear acrylic rod...
I returned to the beautiful campus at Sberbank Corporate University in Moscow, Russia this past November for a follow up visit, and to check on my art installation. I also wanted to get better photos of my MoonGate in the 'maze' on the Universities grounds. John Kalvin...
I received this stunning photo from a recent client in the United Kingdom. He had a custom base designed for the Aqualens that lifts the fountain above the surrounding garden. The surround is topped with slate, and appears to be a bench seat around the fountain. The custom...