Although chilly and wet, installation of Shapely in Puyallup’s Outdoor Gallery collection went smoothly, and we are quite happy with how she looks standing in the corner of the city’s vibrant downtown park.

                            Shapely

“A childlike fascination with bright colors and puzzle pieces resurfaces as we play with vivid yet simple shapes; piecing them together to create flowing lines and a sensuous, more grown-up form.”

Today we picked up Shapely from the powder-coater (Masic in Portland).  Dave assembled it in the studio to make sure everything’s good to go to Puyallup for installation in two days.  Perfect!  So at the last minute we rounded up some local friends and neighbors to help us celebrate and send her on her way.  She’ll be gone for at least two years.

Thanks to everyone who came; it was a fun time.  If someone could please send a photo of themself or anyone else (besides Dave and me) standing next to the sculpture, I’d love to post it.  I had hoped to take lots of photos of folks standing next to it, but apparently I can’t host and take photos at the same time!

Shapely, our current work in progress, is moving along nicely.  Shapely is a 9 foot brightly colored abstract piece that was juried into the Arts Downtown Outdoor Gallery in Puyallup, WA.  It will be in the exhibit along with several dozen other sculptures for 2 years; 2009 – 2011.  Shapely is based on a small cardboard model that I created 6 or 7 years ago.  Last year Dave started building a 3 foot maquette, hoping we’d like it enough to create a large scale version for the public realm.  And we did, and here’s what the big version looks like next to the maquette. 

Artist Jennifer Corio and craftsman Dave Frei together create custom architectural and sculptural elements using a wide variety of metals and fabrication techniques.  Our portfolio includes distinctive gates, railings, doors and signs that provide our clients with a dual composition of art and function.  We also design and build sculptures for public and private collections.  We enjoy finding innovative and highly aesthetic ways to merge art and architecture to create visual and tactile experiences for people within the spaces that surround them.