Scrap people in the garden

We wanted to put some of my scrap people in the garden as sculpture, rather than just on the edges of the garden on tables and benches. To be seen they would need to be a little bigger and elevated above the plants. I decided to use some of my larger scrap 2×4’s and raise them up above the plants on a pole. I thought it would be fun to make the pole part of the design and not just nail the people to it.

After some doodling around, the most important part of any design process, I decided on an autobiographical sculpture; Lisa and me, a gardener and and a handy person, hanging on to the pole. In a fun bit of symbolism, the pole needs both of us to stay balanced.

I made a 3D model (second image) from my rough sketch (top) and added dimensions to help in the construction. We are painted in the bright colors I used on our garage murals. Lisa is holding a plant, I have a hammer in my hand. I thought the 8′ pole would be too long, but its just right to raise us above the plants, greeting friends as they come down the driveway.

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