A scuplture for the front island
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At the end of the landscaping the island in the driveway looked good, but a bit plain. Mind you, it was much better than what we started with (see before and after images above). Our landscaper suggested a bit of garden sculpture.
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Mitsuko and I visited a gallery for garden sculpture and fountains in Berkeley to get some ideas. The result was a fountain for the back yard (the pictures at left) and some ideas of what we liked and didn’t like. Mitsuko then came up with a rough idea which we showed to Larry Wilson, a weekend artist recommended by our Landscaper.
Larry took our ideas and came up with a rough sketch of a ceramic center piece enclosed by a “spinner” held by a steel tripod. The “spinner” will turn in the wind. The pictures below are various angles of the ceramic centerpiece before being placed in the driveway turnaround.
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Larry has named the piece Guardian. Our job is to figure out which direction will face the front gate.
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A concrete pad was poured, with a steel post to support the piece. The post goes 20-24 inches below the top of the pad, set in concrete, for stability. About 24 hours after the pad was poured the piece was set over the post on a base of mortar. The steel tripod and spinner will be added in 7-10 days.
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The last bits are done. The inner steel “fingers” rotate gently in the wind. It’s OK.