Franklin Park Conservatory

Well, well, well….Here we are again with another fantastic update that will shake your world and cause grown men to cry, and women and children to scream in terror….wait, no that’s a horror movie trailer, I think. Sorry, lets start again and be more serious….Here we are once again with an update to our fine blog.

The following images are from our one of our last projects which we installed this past Friday. The project was for the Franklin Park Conservatory’s new bonsai area located on the second level outside. We did not design these pieces, only executed their fabrication. There were several Japanese style screens and three fountains. The three fountains are made of blue stone and copper and have screens made of aluminum and Lumicite secured behind them and are situated on an elevated platform and the other two screens, also aluminum and Lumicite, are on the opposite roof top just hanging out being cool visual pieces. Peep the pictures and enjoy.

The two opposite screens (no fountains) just being cool.

The screens in their place, chillin’

The 3 fountains in their place

Close-up of the 3 fountains

Screen & Fountain (detail)

Fountain (detail)

Fountain water pan (detail)

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A Private Commission: Pelicans

Hello, folks! We’re back with a new update as to what is going on here at TORK HQ. The following images are of the pelican sculpture we are doing for a private client, this is the only place you will see this sculpture. These pictures are details of the pelicans themselves. They aren’t quite finished yet, we still have to rust them and add a plaque. The story behind the piece, in short, is that as a couple were saying their wedding vows, a flock of pelicans flew overhead. So, a friend/relative of the couple commissioned TORK to create the sculpture as a gift. The pelicans were drawn up by Tony in AutoCad and cut out in our shop. Mark bent the wings and did all of the welding and shaping of the support system, which is absent from these shots. I’ll get full shots of the sculpture when we have it completed, so please enjoy these images.

Hope you dig the images.

Also coming up in the next few weeks will be images from fountains and screens that we are working on in collaboration with the Franklin Park Conservatory for their new bonsai area.

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Milano’s Copper Hood

This is an older project (about a year), but we just found images on our camera card and figured it may be cool to share…since this is what our blog is about…sharing our stuff with you. Oh, man does that sound sappy, but seriously, we have this blog to show off our work. This image is not on our website so, here is as good a place as any, aye? It is, just as the title suggests, a hood made of cooper for Milano’s Italian Restaurant. Enjoy!

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Own a TORK Original

Well, folks, we here at TORK have been doing some spring cleaning and we found that we still have some of our very first pieces done under the TORK name hiding in our attic. The TORK ULO (Unidentified Lighted Object), was the first collaboration between Tony and Mark, the founders of the company. The light has long been out of production, but we’re making the stock we found available to all interested people. So, if you’re so inclined, you can own a piece of TORK history. We’ll have separate permanent page on this blog where there are more images and we will be selling these gems.

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What Another Update…2 In One Day!

Yes, we’re feeling pretty frisky here, so here’s another post. These images are of a set of metal logs which will be going to some restaurant on their patio. They will be placing a propane burner in the center to create the effect of a burning log pile. The images are of the unpainted product, the finished product was painted with a high heat matte black paint. Now, I have to apologize because I was pretty sure I had captured a photo of the finished product, but it was only in my head that that happened, so….sorry. We’ll see if we can get an image of them after install (which we’re not doing, so I can’t make any promises)

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April - May Update & Such

It’s been slow in this transitional period from winter into spring, as it is with most businesses this time of year. We continue doing our short run production in the Casting & Mold Making Dept. Some of the things we’re working on are casting some Jesus pieces for Mazzolini Artcraft in Cleveland, Ohio. Peep the thumb below.

We have also been casting doll parts for another company out of Cleveland (if Katrina is reading this hit me with your website so I can link it) There are 22 pieces to each doll and they’re full poseable . We’ve cast these in several colors: Blue, Lilac (shown), Pink, and White. We’ll be doing a bronze powder version at the end of this run. Peep the image below.

We are also casting a metal and resin award for a CCAD (Columbus College of Art & Design) awards ceremony. I’ll get images of that up when we finish.

That’s it for now. We are currently working on samples for some of other projects, look for those in future posts.

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DSW Shoes - Regional

We just finished casting 800 shoes and boots for DSW Shoes. They were cast in crystal clear resin and had clear beads added, which represented air bubbles, kind of like champagne. The shoes are then sent to a local sign company where they are turned into chandeliers for the entrances of each store. We need to go out and get a shot of a complete chandelier, so  these are just some shots of the shoes at the shop.

Above are assorted images of the shoes. We did three styles, a short heel, a stiletto, and a boot. The last image shows a detail of the “air bubbles”.

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Glacier Ridge Metro Park - Plain City, Ohio

These are shots of an exhibit that TORK did last year at Glacier Ridge Metro Park. These pieces are for the alternative energy exhibit. We did displays for solar and wind power. Yea, we know it’s a bit late getting these images up, but…well…we didn’t have the blog at the time we did this project. So, here they are better late than never, aye? Hope you dig ‘em.

Solar Energy Display

There is a solar panel inside the unit, sunlight is directed down through the light tube in the resin sun, this in turn powers the little gizmos inside. People, especially kids, can come up and press the buttons to get each gizmo to whir and spin.

Wind Power

This happens to be one of Mark’s more ambitious metal projects. He hand made each piece for this display. In this display, kids can come up, grab the handle on the back, and spin the turbine. A digital display then shows your wind speed and power, and the turbine wind speed. Fun stuff.

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Hyde Park Restaurant - Sarasota, Florida

Well, hello one and all. I bet you’ve all been wondering, what have the guys at TORK been up to?  The lack of activity here on our blog doesn’t mean that we’re not busy at the shop. There is always something happening, and many of the projects we work on, well, they don’t get documented until after completion and installation. We’ll try and remedy that, and attempt to keep you updated more often…cool?

The following images are from the install at Hyde Park Restaurant in Sarasota, Florida. We apologize for the absence of any images that show our pieces in their completed environment. When the TORK guys arrived for their scheduled part of the install, things were a bit behind with the contractors. So, they got the best images they could to share with you. Enjoy
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  <copper bartop

<ice bin  <copper bartop (overhead)

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Hospital Opening : Public Viewing

This is just a post to let anyone out there, who live in and around the Columbus, Ohio  area, that Dublin Methodist Hospital will be opening this Saturday, 05 January 2008. They are allowing the public in to view the new facility. So, If you’re interested in seeing any of our sculptures in person, without having to be admitted to the hospital stop on out and check them out.

DUBLIN METHODIST HOSPITAL

The above link will take you to the hospital website and give you directions.

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