Work on the oval base that will support the two heads begins. The day before The artist

Douglas Kornfeld and his brother Tom Kornfeld, who took half the day off from work, spent the morning laying out the oval. The shape is 29 feet long and 20 feet wide.

The footing trench, around the circumference of the sculpture base, is completed.

This will have a rings of rebar that will tie it in to the slab that it supports. The footing, 1 foot 6 inches deep, and more than 80 feet long. ALL DUG BY HAND!

While not the most glamorous aspect of the process this proved to be the most interesting and important part of the construction of the sculpture base. If the footings and bolts were not located at exactly the right height

and location the sculpture would not sit correctly on the base. The footings for the sculpture were built and poured. Almost 8-1/2 cubic yards of concrete were went into the five individual footings. All are 2-1/2 feet deep, five feet long and 2 to 3 feet wide.

The forms were removed and the footings exposed. 6 inches of fill was spread and compacted and the rebar reinforcing was laid out. Gerald directed and installed the rebar with the help of Joe and the artist. The artist supplied some of the

the unskilled labor; moving the rebar, placing it in the cutter and cleaning up the scraps. Once again I learned a lot from Gerald as he patiently explained the details of how to install and lay it out. Its a pleasure to watch someone who takes so much pride in his work.