Flowforms: The Rhythmic Power of Water (Rythmic Power of Water)
'With extraordinary depth of vision, Wilkes shares more than thirty years of accumulated ideas, experiments, experiences and creative, innovative designs with water. Benefits from many photographs and illustrations.' -- Maggie Lee, Resurgence, May 2004 'John Wilkes patented his first Flowform water sculpture over 30 years ago. This is the story of his studies into the nature and behaviour of water and the pioneering development of the special water sculptures. Detailed accounts of research are richly illustrated, including many beautiful images of the swirling patterns. The book is full of both scientific observations and a celebration of the beauty and wonder of water, and the beauty and wonder of the sculptures it has inspired John Wilkes and his team to create.' -- Kathleen Askew, Permaculture, March 2004 'One of the aims of the book is to raise our consciousness about water and get us to reassess our attitude to it and in this it most definitely succeeds. With the aid of copious photographs, drawings and diagrams, our attention is drawn to how much life there is in water. I found this an extremely interesting, informative and attractive book.' -- Rosemary Usselman, New View, December 2003 'Contains many beautiful illustrations of water-in-motion from rivers and waterfalls, to the art of designing water features for a garden.' -- Pentacle, Spring 2004