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"Learning To Fly" totem

About

Completed

February, 2000

Current Owner

Steph

Current Location

Sunnyvale, CA

Materials

solid figured white oak, copper, acrylic

Finish

light oak stain, blue metallic lacquer

Details

Learning to Fly builds on language of tension and grace found in Thunderbird while also incorporating rhythmic elements present in Yebo. The overlapping top elements had been a concept for quite some time prior to the this implementation. The break away forms reincorporate themselves with grace throughout the totem. Whimsically, the single circular cutout is more of a solid part of the form than the top sphere.

Additionally, the entire totem rests upon a one-inch thick acrylic base. The underside of the acrylic is painted in the same metallic blue as the top sphere, allowing the totem to "float".

 

  
 

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