| The Rainbow Palm |
| A few years ago, our local art association owned a gallery at an intersection on the edge of town, with a substantial lawn. Someone suggested that a large outdoor sculpture might help draw attention to us. |
| I sketched up this as a proposal. But I soon found that the cost for constructing and installing it, with materials and finish that would be durable outdoors, would be far beyond our budget. |
| As time went by, I kept coming across the sketch. |
| I fiinally realized that, if it was never to be a 20 or 30 foot sculpture, the design could still be executed in a more modest way. |
| As completed, the piece stands 9 1/4" from the base, 10 1/2" over all. The "fronds" (or blades, as an alternative interpretation) are cut from vinyl siding; wood thin enough to fit right would have been too fragile, and I don't have the equipment to work it up in metal (which might make it dangerous to have around, anyhow). |