I always appreciate critisizm, good, bad, or indifferent it is as much a part of the art as the subject. I hold true to the idea that art is not art untill someone loves or hates it. To answer your question the purple and blue were created by heating and quenching. And I do agree that the chain is rather obvious, but I was trying to represent something completely out of its element (like a man made dam) I wanted it to appear bold, ugly, and out of place. Apparently I have acheived that based on the feedback. As far as the positioning goes the flat part of the sculpture is, in my eyes, the bottom. It is flat because I have it sitting on a base. The picture shold be repostioned.

Hi Tom,
I , on the other hand like the use of the chain. it's an interesting piece. Someone else also posted that perhaps the chain should continue down. It stops the flow of the piece.
I have used chains alot in previous works and I like what can be done with them. Keep working and enjoy, Hope you will post more work soon. Janet R.