“Seasons Of Life”

Dramatically positioned in one of the busiest corridors of Levine Cancer Institute here in Charlotte, NC, is an 18 foot wide wall covered with a fully hand-blown glass tree containing 127 glass blossoms entitled Seasons of Life.

Unveiled in June of 2024, this piece is the result of a partnership between HGA and the Paula Takacs Foundation for Sarcoma Research, a local nonprofit foundation whose mission is to fund sarcoma research, amplify awareness, and expand global hope for all sarcoma sufferers. As the inaugural artist for the foundation’s new fund-raising program called Growing Hope Through Art – a permanent art installation program – visitors are witness to some of Jake’s most emotional and storied work.

The tree pays homage to Jake’s own journey through cancer using the metaphor of a tree passing through the four seasons, until he reached survivorship. Growing Hope Through Art commissions art installations in strategic locations that inspire and captivate, invite direct engagement, and promote enduring partner collaborations hoping to unite people, ideas, education, and purpose.

To learn more about the foundation and their art installation program, or to make a tribute donation to help fund the research that gives hope to sarcoma sufferers world wide, visit the Growing Hope Through Art website.