This is based on an image of the water's surface in the Monongahela River taken from the public boat launch in Braddock, PA. Many of us, myself included, are seeking out ways to be near the water, both for recreation and for the meditative calm offered by the ever changing ripples and waves of the water's surface. I'm visiting places where the public accesses the rivers and lakes in our region. Photos of the water's surface taken from these locations form the basis of these pieces. While each of these public access points is different – different neighborhoods and people, different levels of amenities available, etc. – the always-similar-but-not quite-repeating shapes of the water's surface are a constant and shared experience.