Here we are rolling into the new year with high hopes and many projects on deck, and just to tease, we have a major one that is all TORK, which will be revealed at a later date. How do you like them apples, very vague, huh?
On to our latest install. Tony and Mark made the drive down to Germantown, Tennessee, which is in the Memphis area to install the three pieces we did for the Mellow Mushroom restaurant chain. The pieces were, a ceiling medallion cast in crystal clear resin and layered with color changing film, a Mellow Mushroom sign cast in crystal clear and layered with color changing film, and a stainless tree (which you’ve seen pix of) with crystal clear leaves layered with the color changing film. According to Mark and Tony the tree was a hit, and on more than one occasion, people driving by would stop to check it out. Also, Mark said that the pictures don’t do it justice, it’s a piece that needs to be seen in person, especially because of the color changing film. Mind blowing….nice! Enjoy the pix, people!
Mark doing a bit of midnight welding
Mark muggin' for the camera while installing leaves
Completed tree on patio
Completed tree on patio
Tree Detail w/Sun : Look at those colors
Tree detail w/ film looking blue
Tree detail: Leaves (love those colors)
Mellow Mushroom sign with color changing film & letters which were poured to mimic tie-dye( cool, huh?)
Ceiling medallion: Crystal clear with color changing film & back-lit (sorry it's so blurry, night shot on a phone) It's still darn cool though, no?
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Yea, we’re weeks late with this, but we have been busy bees. Check the next post after this. Cool?
We here at TORK would like to extend a sincere New Years greeting to all of our friends, clients, and curious blog followers, who have made us a part of your internet routine, thanks and….HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 from TORK
Here are our top 3 posts for 2009:
Hyde Park Restaurant – Sarasota, Florida
Hyde Park Restaurant: Buffalo, NY
Tripoint Medical Center – Painesville, O
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Only one picture? Yep, just one picture. We know it’s not the flurry of images your used to, but it is a cool pic all the same. This is a shot of our trusty shop geek next to the Trippy Tree we’re fabricating for Mellow Mushroom Restaurant in Germantown, Tennessee, so we can give you a sense of scale. How do you like them apples, huh? See we think about all of you out there.
Trippy Tree: Trusty shop geek posing for scale.
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Well friends, here is our latest project, and we’re damn excited about this one. This tree is for the Mellow Mushroom restaurant chain. This one is heading to Germantown, Tennessee. They’re calling it the Mellow Mushroom Germantown tree, but here it’s referred to as the Trippy Tree. Why is that, you ask? It’ll all become more apparent and your mind blown, as the tree progresses to having the resin leaves attached. These are some progress photos of the tree, to let all of our friends know what is currently happening here at the TORK workshop. Did I mention we were excited about this tree….we are…E-X-C-I-T-E-D!!!
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Trippy Tree: The beginning
Trippy Tree: Getting taller
Trippy Tree: Limbs and branches being added
Trippy Tree: Canopy being added
Trippy Tree: Crystal Clear leaves with Magic Film (this photo doesn't do them justice)
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Well folks here are two of the best images we have right now. The hospital site is still under construction, so it was tough to get a good picture. We’ll go back after completion to snap some good pics, with all of the landscaping in place etc. So, please enjoy these. The tree is made of stainless steel and has resin leaves in a range of reds. Each canopy starts darker in the middle and gets lightest towards the center.
Wood County Hospital - Bowling Green, Ohio
Wood County Hospital - Bowling Green, Ohio
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This is the final set of images from work here at the shop on the Wood County Hospital trees. These images show the resin leaves being attached, as well as the completed tree. Which will look oodles (oh, yea, I said “oodles”) better once it is outside with the sunlight illuminating it instead of our florescent shop lights. The install is this week, so look for those pics later this week, or early next.
Tree "skeleton" before leaves are attached
Let the attaching begin...from the top.
Resin Leaf Attachment : Completed
A shot of the completed tree from the backside
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Here are a few more shots from our current project for Wood County Hospital. These images show the welds being ground and sanded flush, the surface of the tree is also sanded, this is all in preparation for the sandblasting, which is the next step, and will even out the finish on the surface of the tree. Then it’s all about attaching the resin leaves.
Our shop assistant sanding away.
more grinding and sanding
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These are some older images, from last winter to be exact, of Vieng’s Asian Bistro in Westlake, Ohio. We did two dragons fabricated out of steel. We also did a set of door pulls, which were cast in bronze. The dragons and door pulls were designed and executed by TORK. Sorry, we only have an image of the outside dragon, but the inside one is actually quite similar. Maybe we’ll get a better shot one day.
Exterior steel dragon on a radius.
Bronze door pulls
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We can feel your excitement. Really. Even through the internet, we feel it…true story. We would like to thank all of you who have taken the time to stop by to see what we here at TORK Industrial ARTifacts, are up to. We appreciate your interest and curiosity. Thanks!!!
This is our current project for the Healing Garden at Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green, Ohio. This is another tree, similar to the one we did for Dublin Methodist Hospital, but a bit smaller to fit the space. It is made of stainless steel and will be sandblasted, just like the Tripoint Medical Center trees. The leaves will be resin, and the color spectrum will be reds, from deep red on the larger leaves to light red on the smaller. We’ll post images of those when we start attaching them. So, please enjoy these progress pictures.
The Start: Tree Base
Trunk being fabricated
Limbs being added
Limbs and branches added
Grinding and sanding done on top half
Canopy (which holds the resin leaves) being added
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Friends, clients, countrymen, earthlings, and extra terrestrials, here is a video, and our first ever process video, that was filmed during the fabrication, casting, and installation process of the trees that we designed and executed for Tripoint Medical Center in Painesville, Ohio. The video also includes interviews with Mark and Tony. This video was shown during the opening gala on Oct 16. This was filmed and edited by Jake Housh. Enjoy!
And if your so inclined, you can click this link and view it on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xooW2FCQ4M
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