A wide band of aluminum, curved by hand, sweeps around in a great open loop and then curls inward to a smaller spiral at its center, like a whirlpool of energy turning in the air. The spiral is painted a bright blue and sits at the top of the sculpture, framing the sky and leaves behind it.
The base was once a trampoline frame. Its curved tubes have been cut and rejoined so the legs arc up to meet at a single point, like a stretched-out tower. The legs are painted bright magenta and stand on teal crossed feet, so the colors of the base and spiral echo each other. Where the legs meet, the tube ends form a cluster of magenta cups crowned by a small starburst, and the spiral's stem rises from there.
All paint is automotive paint, chosen because it holds up to weather and keeps its color. At five feet tall, Blue Vortex holds its own on a lawn, in a garden, or at the end of a path. Part of the Energy Spiral Series.
Blue Vortex (2023) · Welded aluminum, repurposed trampoline frame, automotive paint · 60" h x 3' w x 3' d; $1800
A wide band of aluminum, curved by hand, sweeps around in a great open loop and then curls inward to a smaller spiral at its center, like a whirlpool of energy turning in the air. The spiral is painted a bright blue and sits at the top of the sculpture, framing the sky and leaves behind it.
The base was once a trampoline frame. Its curved tubes have been cut and rejoined so the legs arc up to meet at a single point, like a stretched-out tower. The legs are painted bright magenta and stand on teal crossed feet, so the colors of the base and spiral echo each other. Where the legs meet, the tube ends form a cluster of magenta cups crowned by a small starburst, and the spiral's stem rises from there.
All paint is automotive paint, chosen because it holds up to weather and keeps its color. At five feet tall, Blue Vortex holds its own on a lawn, in a garden, or at the end of a path. Part of the Energy Spiral Series.
Blue Vortex (2023) · Welded aluminum, repurposed trampoline frame, automotive paint · 60" h x 3' w x 3' d; $1800
