This is a 5′ 6″ diameter sphere made from silicon bronze flat bar, 1/8″ x 2″. The pictures show the process of finishing the bronze from its’ shiny beginning it was sandblasted, washed with a mild acid to create a patina, washed and lightly sanded and finally coated with a lacquer…. I’ll have a final photo soon after they are installed so please check back.
I did this some years ago for a western themed restaurant, kiln formed glass, found driftwood, hammered copper and a bit of barbed wire.
Noyo cobbles are the name of locally, Sonoma County area, found stones, 4″ to 8″ or so in size. It took 2 yards to fill this 60″ sphere, about 6,ooo pounds. It’s placed in a garden whose theme is “contrasts”, so you have the sphere made from squares and rectangles filled with round stones and a very heavy sculpture looking very light, at least that was the idea. Stop by Cornerstone Gardens in Sonoma and decide for yourself!
Here’s a shot of Love Lost in an office in the Met Life building in New York, I’m very glad I didn’t have to do the installation as the piece weighs 300 pounds and I don’t like heights.