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Tribelisk at the Allison Inn & Spa's 2nd Annual Outdoor Sculpture Invitational in Newberg, OR

Tribelisk at the Allison Inn & Spa's 2nd Annual Outdoor Sculpture Invitational in Newberg, OR - scroll to bottom of page to begin fabrication process

Less than two hours after initial application of patina solution

First application of patina solution

Back from the sandblaster, washed and ready for patina

Fitting rolled plinth skirt panels between the uprights

Completed base plinth

Base plinth rings expanded to provided a 9" height to plinth

Fitting up rolled rings for the base plinth - you can never have too many vice-grip clamps

Ovoid banding welded up and sanded out

Ovoid banding almost complete

Ovoid banding cut to scribe and tack welded into position

Hand-formed 16 gauge ovoid bands clamped into place for scribing

Back bands tacked into place with top bands cut and clamped into position for tack welding

Banding all the upright element edges

Upright elements on base plate for attachment machining

Partial weld-up of upright element

All clamped up and ready for tack welding

Assembling first upright element

Third iteration study maquette at 3" = 1-0" with modified base plinth

Scribing pattern onto steel prior to flame-cutting

Building tapered blocking needed to fabricate upright elements

Second iteration study maquette at 3" = 1'-0" with ovoid cutouts more representative of form line work found in NW Coastal Native art

Working out the terminal geometry of the uprights

Evolving upright cutouts from circular to ovoid segments

Upright geometries scaled up to 3" = 1'-0"

First iteration study maquette at 1" = 1'-0"

Building study maquette

Initial thumbnail sketches

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Tribelisk at the Allison Inn & Spa's 2nd Annual Outdoor Sculpture Invitational in Newberg, OR

Tribelisk at the Allison Inn & Spa's 2nd Annual Outdoor Sculpture Invitational in Newberg, OR - scroll to bottom of page to begin fabrication process

Less than two hours after initial application of patina solution

First application of patina solution

Back from the sandblaster, washed and ready for patina

Fitting rolled plinth skirt panels between the uprights

Completed base plinth

Base plinth rings expanded to provided a 9" height to plinth

Fitting up rolled rings for the base plinth - you can never have too many vice-grip clamps

Ovoid banding welded up and sanded out

Ovoid banding almost complete

Ovoid banding cut to scribe and tack welded into position

Hand-formed 16 gauge ovoid bands clamped into place for scribing

Back bands tacked into place with top bands cut and clamped into position for tack welding

Banding all the upright element edges

Upright elements on base plate for attachment machining

Partial weld-up of upright element

All clamped up and ready for tack welding

Assembling first upright element

Third iteration study maquette at 3" = 1-0" with modified base plinth

Scribing pattern onto steel prior to flame-cutting

Building tapered blocking needed to fabricate upright elements

Second iteration study maquette at 3" = 1'-0" with ovoid cutouts more representative of form line work found in NW Coastal Native art

Working out the terminal geometry of the uprights

Evolving upright cutouts from circular to ovoid segments

Upright geometries scaled up to 3" = 1'-0"

First iteration study maquette at 1" = 1'-0"

Building study maquette

Initial thumbnail sketches