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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These are the last of the TriPoint Medical Center photos. They are the last of objects TORK created to be installed, and they consist of a set of three sunflowers, large aluminum baseball, and home plate marker. Enjoy!

Homebase: TriPoint Medical Center - Painesville, Ohio

Sunflowers & Baseball: TriPoint Medical Center - Painesville, Ohio

Sunflowers & Baseball: TriPoint Medical Center - Painesville, Ohio

Mark, Sunflowers & Baseball: TriPoint Medical Center - Painesville, Ohio

Sunflowers & Baseball: TriPoint Medical Center - Painesville, Ohio

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This post is…well…of some older stuff. These are from the Dublin Methodist Hospital project from 2007 here in Columbus. These are images of the sculptures after all the landscaping was finally installed. So, please enjoy these..uuummm… new older images.

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Bonsai: Dublin Methodist Hospital 2007 Columbus, Ohio

Bonsai: Dublin Methodist Hospital 2007 Columbus, Ohio

Bonsai: Dublin Methodist Hospital 2007 Columbus, Ohio

Bonsai: Dublin Methodist Hospital 2007 Columbus, Ohio

Birds: Dublin Methodist Hospital 2007 Columbus, Ohio

Birds: Dublin Methodist Hospital 2007 Columbus, Ohio

Here we are folks, the trees in their new and permanent homes at Tripoint Medical Center in Painesville, Ohio, which is up near Cleveland. The install went smoothly, largely because we had a crane operator that handled his rig like a surgeon. The few hospital board members who were on site seemed quite pleased with the sculptures, which makes us here at TORK feel pretty good. The trees are fabricated from stainless steel and the leaves are cast resin. The hospital officially opens on October 21st, so if you happen to be in the area, stop by to check the trees out in person. Enjoy!

Mark and Tony guiding the large tree

Mark and Tony setting and securing the large tree

Large tree canopy with sun illuminating the resin leaves

Large tree base with TORK tag

Medium & Small Trees await their turn

Small tree on its way up and over

Small tree way up in the air heading to its home

Tony and Mark setting the small tree

Small tree being secured in place

Mark cutting the bolts down to size.

A shot of all three trees at the entrance of the hospital

The 3 trees as you exit the hospital

The copper fountain

A shot of the sun coming through the large tree canopy

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Well, well, well, what have we here? A shiny new post from the guys at TORK? Yes indeed, it is a brand spanking new post  and it’s got some cool photos.  We figured it was about time to take down the Happy New Year…it was either that or just leave it up for next year, since we’re so close now. But we have much to share with our friends. This post is covering the work we are currently doing for Tri-Point Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. We are doing several sculptures, this first set of images are of the three trees we are doing for the entrance of the hospital. The trees are different sizes, ranging from the large middle one to the smaller two that flank it. The trees were fabricated out of stainless steel and will have resin leaves making up the canopies. The images we are currently posting are of the process. They haven’t been installed yet, but will be very soon.  The other sculptures we are doing, and that will soon have pictures of, are sunflowers, a copper fountain, and a large aluminum baseball. Enjoy!

The Beginning

The Process 1

The Process 2

The Process 3

Resin Leaves

The Sandblaster

The Sandblaster 2

The Sandblaster 3

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