Glass Shapes

Here’s a little peek at the glass shapes used in our Glass Balance collaboration (see October 4, 2008):

(And in the background of the third photo is a very blurry peek at Matt's experimental foray into a different artistic world: painting!)

Ta Da!

Remember the 15-foot Red Ovals we mentioned on October 8? It’s done! And it’s en route to its new home in an Erie, Pennsylvania office building.

Below is the final thing, pictured in our shop. (Let’s just pretend the ladder, garage door, packaging materials, and other workshop accoutrements aren’t cluttering the shot…)

To give some reference, our shop ceilings are 20 feet tall, the ladder is 17 feet tall, and Matt, pictured below with one of the mobile’s largest pieces, is almost 6 feet tall. Yep, this is one massive mobile!

Thinkbutton Mobile

Below are graphic images of a mobile we've created, exclusively for Thinkbutton, a fun website with a great selection of educational toys, games, books, crafts...and mobiles! Check out their site in coming weeks to get your hands on our newest creation.

Ekko Sighting

If you’re in the Seattle area, be sure to check out the new restaurant, Poppy. And while you’re there, be sure to check out the mobile we made especially for it!

Future Mobile Home...

In a few short weeks, a 15-foot Red Ovals (in more colors than red) will suspend from here:

Meanwhile, we’ll be working like mad to make it!

Collaboration

We’re really excited about one of the next projects in our queue: a six-foot Balance made from translucent glass shapes. The shapes are being made by a fellow Portland artist who specializes in glass creations.

The piece will hang above an indoor swimming pool–and the skylights above will help reflect glass and color on the pool.

Stay tuned for photos of the end result!

Sneak Peek

Here's an artistic rendering of a project we're working on right now:

This piece is for a new hospital in Austin, Texas. It will hang about 30 feet tall inside an open lofty-feeling stairwell. Stay tuned for photos of the construction process.

Red Ovals, Updated

We know, we know. We’ve already discussed Red Ovals (see June 3, 2008). But we recently snapped a photo that better captures its elements and color scheme (varying shades of red). Check it out:

Life of the Party

Here’s a mobile we did recently for a corporate awards celebration. Our client wanted two mobiles with shapes that incorporated the logo of the company’s philanthropic arm–the colorful rhombuses displayed on the staircase in the second photo below. The large mobile hung about 10 feet by 10 feet, and the smaller hung about 5 feet by 5 feet. We made the shapes from colored acrylic. We were pleased with how bright and colorful they turned out.

Word has it they were a hit at the party–and they found a permanent home at the corporate offices!

Matt in Action

We just received great photos of Matt installing the mobile for Mahtomedi Middle School (see August 15, 2008).

We love how these photos show just how big a 12-foot mobile really is. Watch your noggin, Matt!