On Friday, February 22, I asked Dereck Sheroan of JBB, Inc. to bring their 23 ton crane to the studio for a morning full of lifts. It was a typical Kentucky winter day: cold, dark and wet - like working in a refrigerator.
First lift was moving "River Fiddle Bench" off the rail cart and out into the stone yard.
Then, we grabbed this 13,500 lb. block...
… and put it onto the rail cart. It will get rolled inside so that I can get something done with all this rainy weather.
Next, we lowered this 13,000 lb. block of Meg's down onto its side and away from the concrete pad. It will get moved down to her studio this summer along with her 35,000 lb. block that's still up here.
Then, we flew the preform for "Flourish" over to the pad. This side of the studio stays in shade until 1 p.m. - I'll be wanting that shade to work in; it will turn from cold to hot soon enough.
I wanted this "Sun Block" from under the deer's dinner table.
We put the top back over an alternate base block. It's an unbelievably muddy mess out by the table.
I wanted the "Sun Block" for placing under "Circle Seed". It looked about like what I thought it might; it's the right height and size, but it needs a top plate between the two. I envision a ring of stars around the edge of the 8" thick plate. It will hopefully complete the composition to give rise to the concept of the "Circle Seed" looking like a longboat afloat on a sea of stars around our sun. The whole idea of the "Circle Seed" is to remind us of those never ending revolutions that mark the passing years.
All of these photos were taken by Meg White. She always has an eye for strange views such as looking through this hole in my sculpture at the crane...
… or through this hole in a different sculpture at me.
