Kleiner Park--fabrication pics

Heavy fabrication is under way!  Last week the big beams were cut & prepared; soon to be welded into place :)

 Each beam is so heavy, it took 2 forklifts together to move it....

Tomorrow I will be picking up the final cut parts, & pieces will start going together!  After so much planning & design work, it soooo exciting to see the real work beginning... more updates to come.

Amber

Group Art Show--Saturday, April 30th

I am taking part in a group art show on Saturday, April 30th: stop in & say hi if you are out & about that evening; should be a fun time.  Live music, art, & great friends  :)  I will have a new creation on display & will be around all eve to chat... 

6-11 pm at the Fulton Street Showroom: 517 S 8th Street

Hope to see you there!

Amber

Kleiner Park: Fabrication: cutting parts

 Just a few pics from today's adventures in fabrication....  I spent the afternoon at Idaho Custom Ironworks helping to move & load steel plates onto & off of the plasma table: the plates were so heavy, we had to use the crane.

 We got most of the heavy parts cut today; these will be the structural gussets & base plates for the three sculptures; tomorrow, we will finish up, & take a truck-load of cut parts to the fabrication shop.

 This is what happens when you don't have your gloves on & try to move heavy pieces of steel....

The fab shop is going to begin cutting the beams tomorrow....look for more updates then :)

Long day today & my fingers are sore, but I'm really excited to be moving forward.

More updates to come :)

Amber

Kleiner Park: Fabricaton Begins!!!

On Friday, I picked up the new steel for Kleiner Park; for the structural elements, new steel, just from the factory was the best choice.....

Almost overloaded my truck!  The biggest plate weighed over 2000 lbs!

By far; the most new steel I have ever purchased: not going to say how much it cost!  Only this; steel prices have doubled in the last 6 months,  wow... 

But, its all good; parts for the project are being cut & we will be in heavy fabrication next week!  Looking forward to seeing some real progress on the project! 

This is Read; from Idaho Custom Iron Works; he's all happy cuz his new bigger & improved plasma-table is working....mine are the 1st  parts to be cut  :) 

More progress to come: Monday I hope to be picking up all the cut parts to deliver to the fab shop; they have already started cutting beams in prep. to putting parts together.   Before you know it, there will be 3   45' tall  steel structures waiting to be installed!  Very exciting: look for more updates next week :)

Amber

Tully's Coffee

 New work at Tully's: I have one little piece at each location; hopefully soon will be adding more :)



 

Each one is a bit different, but made of similar parts & pieces: all recycled steel stuff, of course...

Take a look next time you stop in for coffee...

I also have a collection of patio sculpture at the BoDo location: 8th street between Front & Myrtle; check it out next time your downtown :)

And at the Tully's in Columbia Village: you will see my funky industrial jewelry :)

Thanks so much Jill for letting me decorate with my my crazy creations, lol

Amber

Today's Project

 Today, I got to take a few hours & play around in the shop; working on some cute wall pieces for Tully's Coffee.  

 They still need to be cleaned up, & ya never know--I might add a few more little details....was even thinking of adding some sparkles :)

Each one has a chain that will hold a little sign; too cute : ) Hopefully will have time to finish these up tomorrow!! 

Amber

Kleiner Park--materials

This big stack of beams soon will be transformed into the huge sculptures for Kleiner Park...  The larger beams came off the old farm; they were used for a bridge over a canal, & before that they were part of train cars--twice recycled : ) The other smaller beams came from Diamond Street Recycling; not sure what they were in their former life...

 The old beams are each around 40' long, & really heavy!

 So heavy that it took 2 forklifts to carry each beam....

 I love all the plates & rivets & holes; cool details that will remain & become part of the sculptures.  Each big beam will become part of the base of each sculpture; and everything will be built around it. 

Next week, fabrication will really start to get rolling; will be updating throughout the process : ) Stay tuned...

Amber

Kleiner Park --Update--

After months of design & re-design & re-design again; we are almost ready to begin fabrication on the 3 huge sculptures for Julius M. Kleiner  Park; work should begin this week!

In the end, the sculptures ended up being 45 feet tall, & will use huge bridge beams that were reclaimed from the original property; back when it was a farm.  I will also be using reclaimed i-beams & steel plate: thanks to Diamond Street Recycling & Pacific Recycling :) 

Kleiner Park will be over 66 acres of trees, lakes, lawn & more: the sculptures will serve as visual landmarks; each will be strategically located to lead people from one end of the park to the other.   Not only will we be using reclaimed steel for the structure of the sculptures: in addition, each will have a vertical axis wind turbine to supply power for spotlighting, & perhaps power some other park features too.

Park construction is moving along; soon to get really busy when the weather breaks: in the above photo, you see one of the lakes, with 2 semi-circular bump outs; the one on the right side will be the location of one of the sculptures... 

 The park is located on the corner of Eagle & Fairview in Meridian: and when completed--this October--it will feature 2 lakes, a splash pad for the kids, Senior Center, an Arboretum & Band shell, & much more---including 3 huge steel sculptures!

 I'm so excited to be a part of this project; it's been an amazing & fun experience from the very beginning & I'm so grateful to have included in the design team.   Looking forward to really getting into the 'real' work now---looks like the first foundation should be poured this month!  Will be updating with fabrication process & installations: next construction meeting is tomorrow morning : )

Amber