Strangis Fountain
The project is to put a new copper fountain on the side of the Chimney in a roof garden/terrace.
progress on the fountain sculpture
Upper pan with sculpture base, fish, & weathervane bird. All spillways on
sculpture complete.
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mockup of rock top size with beater bag.
Showing off the fish and fountain pan at the May Metalmeet in Becker. Joe Straley, Lew Chowen, Jim King, Derald Tim and host Scott Kelly.
I said, "kind of looks like you forgot to move something out of the way when you pulled out with a big rig trailer doesn't it . . ."
no response.
"Twice . . . ?" I said.
"Yeah!" He responded.
Hole to fill in the sculpture base.
roughing in the shape with tape.
Walnut filled leather bag too unresponsive to form small part in
wax filled sand or plasticine clay gave better response.
Early view of weathervane.
Mandarin Honesuckle - inspiration for the flowers in the weathervane.
one view of a prototype copper foil study to determine the material cut pattern.
Mandarin Honesuckle - inspiration for the flowers in the weathervane another view of a prototype.
First attempt at a molding for the edge of the pan. Too wide, but now I know how to make the die.