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Gear Blossom

Jim Adams - Monday, February 4, 2008 - 8:00pm
Gear Blossom

A machine repair facility gave me this large pinion gear. I put something of a bend into the shaft, textured it by bouncing a way too hot electrode all over it, and gave it some petals. After it gets to sit outside for a few weeks, I think it'll be ready.


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Janet Rutkowski's picture

That's nice!!!

Janet Rutkowski - Monday, February 4, 2008 - 8:02pm

I like that Jim. How large is it? Janet R.


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don johnson's picture

I never would of thought of

don johnson - Monday, February 4, 2008 - 11:15pm

I never would of thought of using a pinion gear as the center of a flower. Great use of your imagination. You have made great use of disarded materials.

Don


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Jim Adams's picture

thanks Don, People give me

Jim Adams - Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - 8:22am

thanks Don,

People give me stuff, I try to find the good in it.


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Jim Adams's picture

Hi Janet, thanks! the base

Jim Adams - Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - 8:20am

Hi Janet,

thanks!

the base is 8" x 14", the blossom itself is 15" across and maybe 16" at its highest point. The work weighs maybe 40 lbs.


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Frank Castiglione's picture

Different Twist

Frank Castiglione - Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - 7:06am

Hi Jim,
Now that's a flower with a different twist.How about some leaves?
Frank


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Jim Adams's picture

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 8-|

Jim Adams - Tuesday, February 5, 2008 - 8:13am

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm 8-|

Part of my working philosophy for the metal sculpture is to find objects whose features can give us beauty and / or thought provoking nature. The iron and steel items I find and use are things which used to hold this country together and make it run.

In our current time, as so much is being shipped away, to be melted down and come back as a bunch of cheep shlock, I hope I can save a few pieces of what we once had and did in this country.


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