By @gundamwing4132

It was pretty cool picking this up from the US Botanic Garden. A sphere of springs welded together, heavy!

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Flora: Growing Inspirations
May,23 - Oct 12, 2009

The United States Botanic Garden
http://www.usbg.gov

"Volvox" - Wendy Ross
Bethesda, MD
coiled and welded steel
60 x 60 x 60"
"Thiswork builds on the spiral nature of energy driven by tropism in nature.The densely packed spirals that form the sphere exhibit the containedpotential of a seedpod while revealing the release of internal energyspiraling to the surface in mass array. The work has a kinetic quality,as individual coils quiver in response to air currents or vibrations."

"The Last Flower in the Emerald City" - Richard Herzog
Tulsa, OK
stainless steel, Lexan, glass bottles, Formica, Silicone tubing, steel
61 x 30 x 30"
"Theclover is a beautiful example of organization and individualization innature. Its flower is composed of individually separated petalscreating the whole. 'The Last Flower in the Emerald City' is adepiction of that system, with the perfectly organized supportstructure."

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