If you’ve ever wondered how a 15-foot diameter kinetic sculpture travels cross country, here ya go. In an enormous, carefully created crate. (Apron-wearing guy included to show scale.)
Outdoor Sculpture Progress
After some shipping delays on materials and manufacturing and shop-space hiccups, we are nearly (finally!) finished with the Annapolis outdoor kinetic sculpture. The first picture shows how beefy the base is, and the next pictures show the rusted steel finish. We are so excited to get this installed for the world’s most patient clients.
Danville Science Center Mobile
Five years ago we created a mobile for the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond. The science museum has now commissioned us to make a mobile for a satellite museum in Danville, Virginia. We’re creating a Progression-style piece as a nod to the neighboring Dan River. This piece will span the two-story atrium of the newly remodeled science center. We’re excited to dig in!
Nebraska Hospital Ceiling Sculpture
Well darn it, we didn’t get good pictures of the entire Nebraska hospital ceiling sculpture without packaging debris all over the place, but here are some lovely shots of portions of the mobile—and some full shots with the debris that you’ll just have to overlook…
Fingers crossed we’ll get our hands on some professional shots of this ceiling sculpture, because we’re so happy with how it turned out! It spans the hospital’s cafeteria, and it adds a fun, playfulness to the space.
Huge shout-out to artist extraordinaire Daniel Goldstein for the amazing design and for the opportunity to collaborate on such a beautiful project!
Nebraska Installation Pictures
The ceiling sculpture at the Nebraska hospital is installed and complete! The installation went smoothly (including the looooong road trip from Oregon to Nebraska). Once Matt and Ben get the space cleaned up, we’ll share prettier pictures of the completed piece.
Travel Safely!
A not-so-glamorous aspect of mobile making is ensuring all parts and materials travel safely to their final destination. Here’s a little behind-the-scenes peek at the packaging process for the Nebraska hospital ceiling sculpture.
Matt and Ben are actually road-tripping from Oregon to Nebraska, so be sure to admire the shelving they created in the back of the cargo van to ensure all the parts are safe and sound for the journey.
And check out Matt’s impressive parking job inside the shop—you know, just to ensure the van and/or mobile didn’t get stolen overnight from our downtown studio space. (Fortunately, no people, shelves, or laser printers were damaged in the parking process.)
Nebraska Hospital Ceiling Sculpture Progress
We’re making headway on the collaborative project with artist Daniel Goldstein! This ceiling sculpture will span the seating area of a hospital cafeteria in Nebraska.
In these pictures, we’re queuing up shapes, and pre-hanging them in our shop to streamline the installation process. The installation is later this month, so stay tuned for pictures!
Logo Ceiling Sculpture Pictures
The United Healthcare logo ceiling sculpture is installed! We’re always thrilled (and relieved) to see when our clients successfully complete installations. That organized mess of shapes turned out exactly how we had envisioned.
Logo Ceiling Sculpture Install Prep
When our clients install mobiles themselves, we put a LOT of thought into ensuring that the installation goes as smoothly as possible. Below are some boring behind-the-scenes shots of prep work, templates, and materials we provide.
Logo Ceiling Sculpture
Here’s a ceiling sculpture we’re making for a United Healthcare medical office. It will include 1,200 rectangular shapes strung together for individual rotation. The piece will include several layers to add dimension. The client is installing this, and we’re excited to see how it looks in its space!
