The Birth of Blue is nearing completion.
In this photo I have laid out the parts of the piece on my backyard patio so I can get a sense of how it is all fitting together. Given that it’s laying flat, I have propped the piece with some foam.
Imagine: the stems sprouting out of the cyclone will be blue, and the clusters of fruits and leaves will be growing along the stems. In this image they are shown fairly close to where they will actually be on the piece once it is all mounted together. The close-up image shows the range of blues within the piece, from dark turquoise to a deep navy. The entire piece is approximately 3.5 feet h, 4.5 feet wide, and 1.5 feet deep.
I made The Birth of Blue with a horizontal aspect to create the feeling of water pouring out, or the wideness of the sky. I haven’t decided yet whether to sandblast this piece or leave it as is. If left shiny, it would have the appearance of water, and if sandblasted, the sky. I’ll sandblast a few test pieces to see how the blues look and then decide.
What remains to be done on this piece are sandblast tests and blasting if I decide to do so, design and weld all the hooks for installing the piece, grind and clean up some of my lumpy welds on the stems and then paint them, photograph and prepare installation instructions. And then of course, hours of packing.
I can’t wait to see it complete and installed!
