My very favorite alligator “Lily” is a pleasure to play with. I introduced her into my work as “The Waiter Gator” when I was the artist of the year for the Florida WineFest.
Her 3 dimensional debut came in 2012. The alligator became a public art installation on Palm Avenue in the City of Sarasota.
Her suave figure has appeared in a number of illustrations….
Last month Lily was again cut from aluminum plate and finished as a four foot by eight foot sculpture named appropriately – “Tickle Me”.
- Conceptual
- Tweaking……
- Catching details
- The location
- Designing brackets
- Softening sharp edges
- Powder coating
- Transporting
- Installing in 90 degree weather!
- Almost complete…