"Flower Works" bloom

I worked out a system to attach the 6-sided star flowers to the rods allowing for wind induced motion. This is just half of one of the Allium flower heads and is 3.5' in diameter.

1200 holes drilled

The hemispheres are now drilled.

Allium flower

Drilling 200 holes per sphere for the 1/8" rods that will make up the Allium flower head, or fire work display.

Fun with mirrors

Polished stainless steel hemispheres will form the center node of the allium flower blossom from which hundreds of thin rods will protrude holding the 6 point star shaped flowers.

Allium sculpture Star Shapes

8-inch version star blossom before and after hammer finished.



I have about 1,500 Allium star shaped "blossoms" waiting to be hammer textured. Here are some of the 13" diameter stars after hammering.

steel and wood templates....

Two wing form templates in steel (not stainless yet) and two more in wood being test fitted and adjusted, and re-adjusted.

template modifications and steel template of wing

Modifications to the wood templates were made and re-cut. Less expensive mild steel was used to make the first wing shape in metal to test the template. The next wing shape which will be connected to the first one will be made following the form of the first steel wing. Once the fit is right, the wing can be cut in stainless steel. I am thinking of working out the entire sculpture in wood templates, then mild steel and finally, convert to stainless steel.