“Learning To Fly” totem
Project Details
- Completed: February, 2000
- Current Owner: Steph
- Current Location: Sunnyvale, CA
- Materials: solid figured white oak, copper, acrylic
- Finish: light oak stain, blue metallic lacquer
About
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”.
