The idea for this sculpture came from a local artist in Napa. This was transformed from a poorly constructed plastic model to this 16 foot tall, 3980 pound stainless steel sculpture. Dichroic glass panels were placed like fish scales along the inside of the piece. The finished sculpture rested on a granite base that was glued onto a stainless steel frame.
This is a view of the helix sculpture during installation.
Here is the arbor fountain as it is getting the last finishing touches before getting its plumbing connected. The 4 fountain designs and glasswork was done by Jim Gangwer of Napa, California.
Here are 3 of the four stainless steel and glass water features shown in the studio during the construction phase and testing. Each stood 14 feet tall. All 3 were supported on temporary 14 foot tall stands. Once the actual construction was finished, water was connected to each one so that any adjustments and corrections could be made before they were shipped to the Mohegan Sun resort in Connecticut.
A front view of the ‘arbor’ sculpture is shown here. The hydraulics for this unit proved to be the most difficult to get working properly. Trying to get the water to travel along each glass piece and continue to the next section seemed impossible at first.
Title: Falling Down
Show here is another welded sculpture. This
time in silicon bronze. It stands about 30 inches tall.
This poolside sculpture is titled; ‘catch of the day.’ It hangs on the cement wall by the bent steel rod and metal hook so that it can bounce and move in the wind.
Title: Alone
This is a bronze piece that stands about
32 inches high It was cast using the lost wax process and weighs about 40 lbs.
Title: OUCH!
Here is a welded stainless steel sculpture. It is a maquette that was proposed for a larger installation.
