ArtMetal

Hi Bigbob

Yes this is my work. I was sitting here trying to type when my wife, who also manages my website, climbed in my lap and said "Here, it is quicker to cut and paste from the site than type it all over again" So yeah, it is me talking about myself in the third person without putting my hands on the keyboard!!???

The metal is 16ga steel. It is also hollow and at the bottom of the scupture is a 1/4 inch thick plate to hold the 6 pieces togeather. The post is 3 inch (I think) diameter 3/8 wall. To hold it all on the ground is a 20 x 20 x 1 inch plate.

I am sure the base and post weight more than the scupture itself. lol

There is no sealer on the metal so it will "mature" over time. It was patinaed using muratic acid and hydrogen peroxide.

I almost never use any drawing to work. I find my head can update alot faster than my pencil. Besides I am a terrible graphic artist.

This piece took about 3 weeks to make from start to finish. It was a learning experence for me with taking metal from one plane to another. (If you look close you see that the side becomes the front and the front twists to the side. Hence the name)

It was also the first time using a slip roller. I will post a pic of one of my newer pieces called "Mobius" that this was practice for.

Where the answers are stranger than the question.