Yesterday's creations

Made these two yesterday, I like them both, the bearing stack-up is not exactly an original idea, but I still like it... The other one is made of the cutout scraps from the public art project from this spring; I think it turned out really nice...I'll get some better pics today.

Hmmmm, what am I going to do today??? I'm running pretty low on building materials right now, although I keep seeming to come up with different ideas.... The scrap yards have nothing right now: steel prices have dropped so much that no one is bringing anything in! Prices were soo good this summer, that the market got flooded with scrap steel, which caused the price to drop dramatically---everyone is expecting it to come back up withing a few months though. For now, I guess I'll just have to get more creative with what I've got, & expand my searching areas...

Tonight, we will be working on the project for A20 Fitness---we got the steel supports back yesterday, have to drill them tonight & take them into Mom's house (aka my other work zone & storage area) Hopefully we can put the concrete into them so I can get it stained next week.... More on that project later.....

hmmmm.....

ok, so it looks like something out of nightmare before christmas..... dont know about this one....

Winner Winner, chicken dinner!

Just found out that I was the winner, by popular vote, of the Recycled Art Show last weekend. Thanks to everyone who voted!! The benifit apparently raised 5K; a huge success!!




And, this week it was announced that I'm a finalist for the Meridian City Hall project... I'll be among 3 artists who will do a proposal for a new atrium sculpture-for the brand new city hall. This one moves really fast; proposals due by Oct 17th, one will be picked from the 3, & then it will be installed by next spring. I'm really crossing my fingers; it will be a fun one to do; a hanging installation in a 3 story atrium in front of a wall of windows....more details on that later...got to get to work now :)

Views from the Garden

The view of my side garden; I water it only once a week (if I remember) & it just grows & grows...I thinking about ripping out my entire lawn in favor of this sort of thing. I've got all kinds of perenials, a cherry tree, & mixed in vegetables too....along with a few industrial elements :)
I love morning glories....I planted a few seeds a couple years ago, & they continue to pop up in the spring, & climb up fences, trelleses, etc. Love the purple ones; they're soooo purple; almost neon in the sun.... This year I have lots of purples, some of the huge sky blue ones, & a whole bunch of whites--dont know where they came from, but where I had pinks & purples last year, I got white & only white in one spot this
year....wierd.

New Piece

Finished this one up yesterday; it's a little over 6 feet tall...I like it. It was a fun one; just putting steel in place & welding; no planning...

Latest Windchime....

Recycled Art Show

My entry for the Recycled Art show.... 6 feet tall, has a base of a ceramic insulator, it spins, & the keys jingle. Love the copper.... Cant wait to see what everybody thinks!!! I know it's a bit bizarre, but hey, I like it.