Sculpture 2005

8.5′ x 4′ x 5.5′ corten weathering steel and cooper Southern Vermont ZEN is placed near a walkway to the gardens and can be seen from the conservatory of the house. The sculpture is an intimate piece and easily approachable as one walks through the gardens.

8.5′ x 4′ x 5.5′ corten weathering steel and cooper Southern Vermont ZEN is a quiet delicate presence near the clients house reflecting some of the peace of this southern Vermont site.

14.5′ x 8′ x 12′ corten weathering steel sculpture in Southern Vermont The knoll of hill and the shimmering background of the lake create a perfect setting for the sculpture.

8.5′ x 4′ x 5.5′ corten weathering steel and cooper Southern Vermont The copper accents refer vaguely to brushstroke gestures in Japanese calligraphy. They are varnished to maintain the glimmering contrast with the darker steel.

14.5′ x 8′ x 12′ corten weathering steel Southern Vermont I began with ink and brush and the clean white pages of my sketchbook. Working at first with curving gestures in ink, I then translated them into steel, contrasting the horizontal lines of the stonewalls and plantings of the site with soft upward-lifting curves. The result, according to Frank Phillips, engineer and fabricator of the sculpture, is beauty, flowing grace, a whimsical soft gesture of the brush that is almost blowing up in the wind.