At noon today, Mr. Chan Roush, President of CMC-Mercy, unveiled A Kousa for Mercy, the commissioned piece for the Doctors' Lounge. Here is a photo of the piece installed behind a sheet of acrylic, Mr. Roush, and the artist.
This is a photograph of the entry way to the lounge. Love the way the Kousa leaves beckon one into the lounge.
The native American dogwood is much loved, but is dieing from a fungus. Horticulturalists are introducing the Asian Kousa dogwood to replace our dieing natives. Botanists are cross breeding the Asian dogwood that is resistant to the fungal disease with our native dogwood as a way to produce a dogwood with resistance with the look of our native dogwood. This scientific story is still unfolding.
I loved how well this piece conveyed both art and science, that is such a part of medicine today.
Mr. Roush, the administrators at Mercy, and art consultant par excellence, Christie Taylor, have been a delight to work with. If all clients were so well attuned to art and artists, every artist would be willing to do commissions!
Nancy
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Nancy, it is a beautiful piece!! And won't it be wonderful to beckon folks into the lounge! Very nice!
ReplyDeleteThat is stunning Nancy-I just love your work. What a blessing for patients and visitor to see such beauty!
ReplyDeleteNancy, it is so neat to get to see the finished piece in its new home. What pleasure it should bring to the staff at the hospital! Thanks for sharing the steps along the way.
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Thanks, ladies. Blogging about the piece underway was fun. Will be writing up the commission for publication, so any tips on what would be of interest will be greatly appreciated.
ReplyDeleteIt looks wonderful! I hadn't realized the size and scale of the work, it looks great in the setting. Congratulations on such a successful project.
ReplyDeleteSue, thanks for checking it out and your very kind comments. I am thrilled at how well it looks in the setting. Nancy
ReplyDeleteNancy, what an exquisite piece. And the presentation displays it wonderfully. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteLinda, the presentation was designed by the art consultant, Chistie Taylor. It does the piece proud. Nancy
ReplyDeleteAbsolutey stunning. Would love to know how you finished the edges and mounted it.
ReplyDeleteIt is absolutely stunning Nancy! It glows with life. Thanks for letting us know that the photo of the piece in its new home is up on your blog. The folks who get to view it every day are very fortunate!
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
Elaine
Elaine, what lovely comments. Thank you. Nancy
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Nancy, it's beautiful
ReplyDeleteamazing piece -- I've enjoyed watching you create it here on the blog -- you do great work
ReplyDeleteWow! That looks fantastic.. and love the way it is installed.
ReplyDeleteLovely piece! Everyone who gets to see it will feel more peaceful.
ReplyDeleteThank you, ladies. Your kind words about my work warms my heart. Nancy
ReplyDeleteValerie, thanks for the kind words.
ReplyDeleteI finished it with a binding or facing turned to the back. I graded the edges and did a blind stay stitch to help hold the binding back. Then used a ladder stitch to stitch the binding down.
I finished it with a top sleeve that has a break in it to allow for it to be hung from one point in the center. Holes drilled at the center and at each end for hanging options.
At the bottom corners I put triangular holders for a bottom slat to keep it nice and straight and even across the bottom.
All sleeves were hand stitched on after the binding was finished. This allowed me to have the piece photographed without sleeves on it. And it also allows me to put the sleeves inside the thickest areas of the bindings.
Would love to see a discussion of these points on the blog.
How do you finish your work?
Nancy
Woo-hoo! It looks FABULOUS, Nancy! The acrylic in front is a very nice way to protect it.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susan. It does look good. Very polished.
ReplyDeleteI really love the large scale. Beautiful art!
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