Ribbon #3

Photos from days six (with detail) and eight. The finished piece, basically. I need to make the base for it. jc

New year, new work

Winter now, so I can get on to some sculpture. This is how a ribbon sculpture grows. I cut the sheet into one long strip and heat and bend it. Day one with a clean sheet of mild steel; day three as the piece emerges. jc

Pine grove

This is the last work of the year. Behind the two bedroom suites at PBV. Was just a mess of natives and invasives. Started the planting, and will finish in the spring. jc

new work at pbv

Before and 'in progress' shots. I will plant this in the spring, and be placing the goddess (partly visible in the right foreground, riding a lion) in the enclosed area, filled with gravel. jc

Been a while

A beautiful lace leaf Japanese maple in Charleston. They often don't get the color down there, but they seem to improve with age .It is growing away from the house by necessity, but I have been pruning it for ten years now. One of my favorites. jc

filligree

While driving by and I was so struck by the back-lit filigree lace at Pleasant Bay Village that I turned around and took some photos . jc

This year's stream

For some reason I didn't post this finished project. The patio is at the top of the stream. I like to think of the irregular bluestone as a pond that feeds the stream. The frogs found it early on and like to sit on the lily pads. Love that. jc