Doubling Down

Double the number of metal tubes, with just 10 days left before install...who DOES that?

I like to say the "Landscape made me do it."

Responding to site is a lot like being responsive to loved ones...when they need something, call for something, desire something, well, you just naturally want to try to meet the need.  It's like that with building sculpture in the landscape...the landscape becomes a co-creator, and if I can tune in to what it tells me...the experience is just that much more thrilling.

In order to meet this new 'requirement,' yesterday, I hired one more intern, ordered 500 more tubes and 200 more rebar.  I have to wait a few days before they arrive... and the clock is ticking.

I'm calm though, because the process, whether it's 100 tubes or 750 tubes is the same...so all I have to do, really, is work the process.  Here it is in photos: 

 

Each tube has a sticky bar code label that has to be removed.

Each tube gets a cap glued onto one end.

 

Each tube is gently bent,

 like a blade of grass blowing in a breeze.

 

 

Delight in the Making

When I create sculpture for a garden, beside taking into consideration the terrain and the plants that inhabit the space, I like to imagine the people who will be visiting it.  I ask myself, "what can I build that will make people put down their i-stuff and pause for art and nature?"

My aim is to inspire men, women and kids to walk, crawl or roll right into the art installation.
I want them to become one with the art, which has already become one with nature (since it's usually positioned along with the plants, in the soil.) 

The answer to my question is always, "whatever will make you put down your i-stuff." 

Then I go on to have a delightful time constructing the work.   I figure, that if I'm having
fun making the sculpture, there's a good chance the audience will have fun viewing it.

Daily Dirt

I find that getting my feet in the dirt  (shoes or not) on a daily basis keeps my world upright.  My new studio, "The Barn," is nestled between a thick woods and a small patch of lawn on a little neighborhood cul-de-sac in Harwich, MA. A daily dose of Dirt.  Ahhhhhhh.

You Are Invited to my New Studio!

If you loved what you saw at the Boston Show, here is your chance to see more and purchase some of the sculpture that was displayed!

Be sure to "Like" my new Facebook fan page and look for the event there as well. 

Have a great Easter weekend!

Photos from the Boston Flower & Garden Show 2013

Here are some photos of the collaborative efforts of myself and La Vita Bella Garden Design at the recent Boston Flower & Garden Show!

All photos were taken by Merry Perry Design, Copyright 2013.

Come and see what we're doing at the Boston Flower & Garden Show!

    

Wednesday, March 13 to Sunday March 17, 2013                        Seaport World Trade Center                                Boston, MA 02210 Seeds of Change The theme - Seeds of Change - will showcase how the region’s best green thumbs are fearlessly embracing new plants, methods and materials to increase the beauty, the bountiful harvest and the ecological friendliness of their gardens and outdoor spaces. Exhibitors Angela Rose and La Vita Bella Garden Design present  Beneath, a sculpture garden inspired by the shapes, forms and textures found on the ocean floor.   Undulating metal tubing sculpture and sensuous plant specimens that thrive on natural rainfall demonstrate the ecological principals of wise water usage for the artful garden.