The birds installation at the All Classical Radio offices is complete! Matt and Ben worked through two nights and part of a day to get the 110 colorful Vaux’s swifts suspended overhead. It’s always fulfilling to complete an installation, and it was extra fun to do another local project!
All Classical Birds
Next week, we’re installing these birds into the new offices of All Classical Radio, which is just down the street from our shop space. The birds are an abstract version of the Vaux’s swift, a species of bird that roost our neighborhood each September during their fall migration. The birds incorporate the colors of All Classical’s logo, and the birds will span the office space’s ceiling. We’re thrilled to be doing such a fun project for a local organization!
Portland-based Orchard-inspired Mobile
Remember that orchard-inspired mobile we were creating for a local affordable housing development? It’s installed! Installing projects here in Portland is always a treat, and we’re happy to nstallation went seamlessly. Check out the final photos. (Be sure to note the cool leaf-shaped shadows cast on the ceiling!)
Orchard-Inspired Mobile Shapes
We’re in full-on fabrication mode for the orchard-inspired mobile we’re creating for a local affordable housing development. We just got back the laser-cut shapes, and next they’re headed to the powder coater to be painted various shades of green and brown. The bottom images shows the leaves’ dimension, to create a more dynamic feel to the piece. We’re thrilled to see everything coming together!
Orchard-Inspired Mobile
Here’s a mobile we’re creating for an affordable housing development right here in Portland. The location of the housing development has a rich history—it used to be orchard fields of apple trees, hazelnut trees, peach trees, and hops, so we incorporated those four different types of leaves into the design. The final piece will hang 10 feet tall by 8 feet in diameter, and the branches and leaves will be powder-coated aluminum. We’re eager to see it come together!
Wall and Ceiling Sculpture Installation!
This week we installed this wall and ceiling sculpture, just a few miles away from our shop. We're so happy with the result!
Wall and Ceiling Sculpture Materials
Look—materials! We just got these huge, colorful from the powder coater. They're the shapes that will create the wall and ceiling sculpture we're making for a local housing complex.
Local Wall and Ceiling Sculpture
Here's another project in our queue:
This is a wall and ceiling sculpture combo that will reside in the entry hallway of an affordable housing complex here in Portland. We love local projects, so we're thrilled about it. Stay tuned for updates!
Installation Complete. Relief Found.
There is a poem written by Michelangelo, where he describes the pain and agony—both physical and mental—of painting the Sistine Chapel.
First lines:
I've already grown a goiter from this torture
hunched up here like a cat in Lombardy
(or anywhere else where the stagnant water's poison).
(You can read the whole thing here.)
Not to compare Matt and Ben to Michelangelo or anything, but after working several long, grueling weeks to complete the large custom mobile for the Portland-based office building, it was validating for them to hear that even Michelangelo himself wore himself ragged painting his masterpiece.
Fortunately, the guys' pain and agony dissolved after completing the installation and seeing the final piece. And, after getting some much-needed sleep, reading this e-mail from the client: "WOW. It looks so great in the space. I really couldn't be happier with it."
Now if only they had penned a poem to document the process. :)
Portland Project Installation
Matt and Ben have been working non-stop (seriously) to finish up the large custom mobile for the local office building. They completed the installation last night. Here are some behind-the-scenes pictures of the installation!
