The male profile is is finished, the perforated inset is ready to be done. The profile a 6" x 8" steel tube was supported inside by sections of steel pipe.

These served a double purpose. They held the two pieces of the the water-jet cut steel apart and in just the right position AND greatly increased the strength of the structure.

The male profile is is finished, the perforated inset is laid out and ready to be measured and fitted. The perforated steel (with 50% open area) will support the "brain" structures and create a transparancy

that will give the piece a delicate look. It will also cast very beautiful shadows. The perforation are 3/8" in diameter to make them too small for fingers to grab. This will make the structure very difficult to climb.

The male profile is is finished and ready for its base plates. These plates 1/2" thick will be bolted to the concrete foundations with 1" bolts.

Each footing will be a minimum of 2' x 5' x 4'. There will be three foundation structures for the male head and two for the female head. This structure will NEVER tip over.

The finishing touches were being completed. The artist: Douglas Kornfeld was able to inspect, first hand, the large steel heads.

While I had designed and was intimately connected to all parts of the engineering and design it was a huge thrill to touch thecreation that only existed in my mind's eye up to that point.