Installed

Loaded For Delivery

Video of reflections

Shiny finish

I spent the last 4 days polishing the money pods to a reflective finish. The convex shape creates interesting distorted reflections.

Sculpture Complete

The sculpture is complete. All the welds are ground and polished. I will be building open crates to protect it during transportation to the site.
I will post some images tomorrow.

growing

tacked in place temporarily while composing.

All the money is minted

have all the pods ready for grinding and attaching to the stems of the sculpture

Money seed pod

Holding the seed pod and stem in place.

Branches in place

Working on the Money pods

mounting plates

Added mounting plates under the curved tube bases to bolt down to the floor.

Bending the stems

bases are finished and the plant stems are now being rolled and bent into sleek curves.

cutting and welding the base tubes

Bending the tubes for the base

Stainless steel arc sections will be welded to make the two bases that the tall stems grow out of.

seed pod edge detail

Seed pod edge detail.
Left is smooth edge, right shows a beaded edge.

The real dried money plant has a dark edge around the circumference of the seed pod.

shiny hammer finish

As the stainless is hammered and formed, the marks are polished to a shiny finish. The curved face creates a wide angle reflection.

Money discs

Stainless steel discs are cut out and hammered to form a dish. Two halves are welded together to create the lozenge shape for the money plant sculpture