Last night the City of Oakland approved our preliminary concept for a new public art project to be sited adjacent to Lake Merritt, as a part of the Lakeside Green Streets initiative. This is our biggest commission to date, so we’re very excited to bring the concept into reality. I’ve attached a few images of […]
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Tsuru Update
I designed a new paving pattern for the 17′ d path surrounding the sculpture Our Tsuru Project is nearing completion at the new Ralph L Carr Colorado Justicial Center in Denver. The bronze sculpture and stone benches have been installed, and the circular stone path modified to feature granite recycled from the old building, laid […]
Learning from the Murmur
I was lucky to catch the last rays of early September sun glistening off the ornately glazed tiles and finials of downtown Oakland’s deco treasures; the building facades just drink up this light, colors saturated against a deep azure sky. I had arrived on bike just as the Murmur was setting up, bought tickets at […]
Lakeside Green Streets Research
Ene and Aili chat it up with local residents on the shores of Lake Merritt. We’ve been spending a lot of time roaming the shores of Oakland’s Lake Merritt as we enter the research phase of our public art commission for the City of Oakland’s Lakeside Green Streets initiative. Our project is to be integrated […]
Tsuru Patina
Click here to learn more about Deep Craft Atelier, a pop-up store at Storefront Lab. After receiving a bright patina with dark recesses, the bronze is ready to be waxed. One of the greatest challenges working in bronze is having to manipulate one medium, like clay or wood, to achieve a desired effect in another, […]
Tsuru Progress
Piero prepares to hoist the sculpture into position. Ene and I finally got to see the fully assembled crane sculpture for our Tsuru Project. Once again, Artworks Foundry has done a masterful job brazing the sculpture’s bronze skin around a superstructure of welded, stainless steel tubing. We’ve decided to give the bird a light golden […]
Snow Park Public Art Finalists
The lakefront block of 20th Street will be converted to a pedestrian promenade. Wowhaus are finalists in the public art component of an ambitious restructuring of Snow Park and the surrounding waterfront of Lake Merritt in the City of Oakland. Once again, we’re thrilled at the opportunity to contribute to the geography of public life, […]