Sorry it took so long to get back. The restoration of the piece involves: removing the rusted steel super-structure • re-fabicating the super-structure • repairing any seems that are week and all rips in the copper • two arms need to be replaced with new ones • and the pieces need patinaing. Within each of these areas there are steps that entail many great artisans. As I'm able to get pic's of the various stages I'll post them here. I'm also installing a stainless steel exhaust stack on the third roof of a house built in the mid 1800's. When it's installed I'll post some of those pictures.

p.s. The brick project is going to start again at the end of the month; we build the four obilisk and get PAID.

Don T.

Great work Don as usual It must be great to have a working father and be able to tap into his knowledge along with what you know keep up the good work....................................bigbob

wheelBigBob,

Thank you. Your right on about working with my dad. It keeps the studio on edge, but in the right way. We are going to show together next March. The show features "Outsider" artist from Detroit and Chicago. He rarely shows, so it is huge in the context of my art life. Although, he's working on a pair of vintage baseball spikes for a juried show centered on baseball at the Detroit Artist Market (http://www.detroitartistsmarket.org/index.htm). I'll get some photos up soon.

Don T.