▁Although ▁Al ps ▁is ▁remembered ▁today ▁as ▁a ▁print maker , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁sculpt or ▁who ▁created ▁works ▁for ▁public ▁display . ▁These ▁include ▁T all ▁Sh ape ▁created ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁World ' s ▁Fair ; ▁The ▁F ount ain ▁of ▁Water falls , ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Municipal ▁Building ▁and ▁Activity ▁of ▁Th ought , ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁at ▁the ▁Magn olia ▁Branch ▁of ▁The ▁Seattle ▁Public ▁Library . ▁ ▁Other ▁projects ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Al ps ▁received ▁a ▁fellow ship ▁to ▁the ▁T amar ind ▁Institute ▁in ▁New ▁Mexico , ▁where ▁he ▁created ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁l ith ograph s . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁origin ated ▁the ▁technique ▁( which ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁pract iced ) ▁of ▁pour ing ▁autom ot ive ▁lac quer ▁over ▁a ▁Mason ite ▁plate ▁and ▁select ively ▁burning ▁away ▁the ▁lac quer ▁with ▁a ▁j ew eler ' s ▁tor ch . ▁The ▁plate ▁was ▁then ▁in ked ▁and ▁printed . ▁Al ps ▁used ▁the ▁technique ▁in ▁combination ▁with ▁col lag raph y . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Al ps ▁was ▁an ▁artist - in - res idence ▁at ▁Pil ch uck ▁G lass ▁School . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁met ▁glass ▁artist ▁Har vey ▁Little ton , ▁who ▁introduced ▁Al ps ▁to ▁vit re ography . ▁Ass isted ▁by ▁Little ton ' s ▁printer