Thistle Tower
Thistle Tower
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80” x 24” x 36”
Bronze
‘Thistle Tower' was a wonderful project. Commissioned to do a piece capturing the family jumping and diving off the Muskoka diving tower, this work became a collaborative odyssey into what one could do in bronze. The tower, like the original, was constructed in wood and then cast in bronze. Sandblasting the wood prior to casting brought out even the smallest grain detail in the bronze. Once cast we figured out how to position the "kids" on the diving tower. Given the sheer weight of suspending the kids (85 lbs) over the tower attached only by a foot or a leg became a logistical challenge but also allowed us to tell the story of having all the kids in one place during a magical summer at the cottage.