Savage Gardens In The Great White North….

…well, Ontario at least.

The boys have been in Canada this past week, setting up Savage Gardens in it’s newest home for a few months, The Royal Botanical Gardens in Ontario CA. Photos will follow as soon as they hit terra firma here in Columbus. Peep our Facebook page for some links to info and fun about the exhibit.

 

Thanks, The TORK Crew

Savage Gardens: San Antonio, Texas 2013

What!? Two posts in one day…outrageous!  Yes, you are not hallucinating, dreaming, or both, we have indeed posted twice in one day. This post is all about the current Savage Gardens exhibit located in San Antonio, Texas at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. You may have seen the posts from the install on our Facebook page <(Go there and ‘Like’ us to stay even more connected to what is a foot here at TORK). The guys were down in the Texas heat last week setting up for this weekend’s opening. The following photos are of the sculptures in their new home for the next 5 months, as well as the amazing hand-painted banners from our friends at Mural Works here in Columbus, Ohio. Enjoy!

The Trumpet, setting on it’s crate under ominous skies, awaiting install.

Trumpet Plant banner.

Some of the Trumpet Plants in their new home.

The rest of the Trumpet Plants nestled in their lush home.

Fanged Pitcher Plant banner.

The Fanged Pitcher Plant sculpture along side the banner.

The Fanged Pitcher Plant.

The Fanged Pitcher Plant.

Round Leafed Sundew banner.

The Round Leafed Sundew in it’s lush new home.

The Venus Flytrap banner.

The Venus Flytrap from above, along side it’s banner.

The Venus Flytrap.

Thanks for stopping by, The TORK Crew

Embassy Suites – Columbus,Ohio

Hey there, family and friends. Hope all is well with you this second month of the new year. We just finished installing 3 steel & resin panels for the Embassy Suites here in Columbus. The panels are made out of 4 sizes of steel rings, and a select few have colored resin inside,ranging from clear to opaque. These things were crazy heavy, just under approximately 400lbs each, and yes, all three of us moved them by hand….with much grunting, muscle straining,  and creaking of bones.  Enjoy the photos of the install and post install.

Panels being loaded into van.

Tony(front) Mark(backside) finishing the anchors on Panel #2

The final touches of panel #3

View from the bar area.

Another shot from the bar.

…and another from the bar.

View from the buffet/restaurant

View from behind the salad bar.

Thanks for stopping by, The TORK Crew

Holly Morris visited the U.S. Botanic Garden for the new Savage – DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG

Though the sculptures are actually featured in this clip, the Venus pulls a photobomb. LOL

 

Holly Morris visited the U.S. Botanic Garden for the new Savage – DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG.

 

Thanks, The TORK Crew

Savage Gardens Revisited

Just found out we were mentioned on this blog called Museum A Week in September 2010. Yes, it’s a year+ later, but it’s cool they mentioned us, no?

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Lots-O-New Stuff

Hola! We’ve done a bit of expanding into the world of social media by creating a Facebook page to go along with our Twitter (@torkworks) presence. So go “Like” us on Facebook, or just click the like button on the right sidebar of the front page, and +follow us on Twitter. You can also share any of our posts with the touch of a button to Reddit, Digg, Twitter, WordPress, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Ya dig?

We also created a page that features the metal and resin trees we’ve done, and consolidated them into one location for your viewing pleasure: TORK Trees  So, go check them out if you haven’t before, or revisit them if you have.

Happy Holidays!!!

We here at TORK wish you and yours a happy and safe holiday.