CHAMPAIGN â By day, Jason Mack is the building manager for Champaign First United Methodist Church. By night and on weekends, he and a team of workers have been building a large glass Christmas tree on the north edge of downtown.
âWe put the last layer of glass toward the top,â Mack said. âThis weekend, we will put more glass on the base to survive the winter.â
Located at the northeast corner of Washington and Neil streets, the tree rises 31 feet in the air and weighs 1.5 tons. It is made of 10,000 recycled bottles.
Mack said thousands of people have discovered the work of art already.