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RoxyRollah · 06-10-2013, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

lol I know you are obsessed with boobs but the cleavage there is so small compared to her other pics.

Did I mentioned your honesty is your second best virtue.. *sigh...you kill me...

and thank you Batlord for blowing me up so that's what I look like... hunh will you look at that....

RoxyRollah · 06-10-2013, 01:14 PM

Paul Smeenus · 06-11-2013, 12:29 AM

This drinking fountain art, found on the Burke-Gilman trail in Lake Forest Park, WA just north of Seattle along the shores of Lake Washington, was made by a very talented sculptor Kate Wade and registered with The Smithsonian. She came to the concrete casting business I was working for back then, the owner of the business (also extremely talented) made a rubber mold over the original clay (I think it was clay) sculpture, then three sections of plaster backing that bolted together around the rubber mold to keep it's shape once we poured the concrete. There was also a square wooden boxy mold with a rubber lining (creating the wave shape) made for the base. I mixed all the concrete in both the fish and it's base, worked all the air bubbles out (using the biggest, deadliest vibrator you've ever seen, similar to this), I bent the big steel rebar rod that reinforces the sculpture, sort of a Z shaped rebar that's inside the head and body of the fish, and I helped attach the fish to it's base (a lot of rebar between the two). I had nothing to do with the art itself, but a lot to do with the labor of making this little landmark

djchameleon · 06-11-2013, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

This drinking fountain art, found on the Burke-Gilman trail in Lake Forest Park, WA just north of Seattle along the shores of Lake Washington, was made by a very talented sculptor Kate Wade and registered with The Smithsonian. She came to the concrete casting business I was working for back then, the owner of the business (also extremely talented) made a rubber mold over the original clay (I think it was clay) sculpture, then three sections of plaster backing that bolted together around the rubber mold to keep it's shape once we poured the concrete. There was also a square wooden boxy mold with a rubber lining (creating the wave shape) made for the base. I mixed all the concrete in both the fish and it's base, worked all the air bubbles out (using the biggest, deadliest vibrator you've ever seen, similar to this), I bent the big steel rebar rod that reinforces the sculpture, sort of a Z shaped rebar that's inside the head and body of the fish, and I helped attach the fish to it's base (a lot of rebar between the two). I had nothing to do with the art itself, but a lot to do with the labor of making this little landmark

That's pretty cool Paul.

Paul Smeenus · 06-11-2013, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by djchameleon

That's pretty cool Paul.

You're just plotting to steal my shoes

RoxyRollah · 06-11-2013, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

You're just plotting to steal my shoes

Totally

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 06-11-2013, 02:49 PM

Roxy's got such a gorgeous face, she looks a lot like Jennifer Lawrence.

RoxyRollah · 06-11-2013, 02:50 PM

SIGH* Run away with me, be my life partner.... Thank you love...

~~Sansa Stark~~ · 06-11-2013, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

SIGH* Run away with me, be me be my life partner.... Thank you love...

<333333 It's true though you really do!!!

RoxyRollah · 06-11-2013, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Hermione

<333333 It's true though you really do!!!

aww thanks Hermione I don't see it, but thank you very much I am blushing...

TRUE STORY

06-11-2013, 12:29 AM	#22223 (permalink)
Paul Smeenus David Hasselhoff Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Back in Portland, OR Posts: 3,680	I helped make this in 1994 This drinking fountain art, found on the Burke-Gilman trail in Lake Forest Park, WA just north of Seattle along the shores of Lake Washington, was made by a very talented sculptor Kate Wade and registered with The Smithsonian. She came to the concrete casting business I was working for back then, the owner of the business (also extremely talented) made a rubber mold over the original clay (I think it was clay) sculpture, then three sections of plaster backing that bolted together around the rubber mold to keep it's shape once we poured the concrete. There was also a square wooden boxy mold with a rubber lining (creating the wave shape) made for the base. I mixed all the concrete in both the fish and it's base, worked all the air bubbles out (using the biggest, deadliest vibrator you've ever seen, similar to this), I bent the big steel rebar rod that reinforces the sculpture, sort of a Z shaped rebar that's inside the head and body of the fish, and I helped attach the fish to it's base (a lot of rebar between the two). I had nothing to do with the art itself, but a lot to do with the labor of making this little landmark Last edited by Paul Smeenus; 06-11-2013 at 12:54 AM.

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06-11-2013, 02:49 PM	#22227 (permalink)
~~Sansa Stark~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Eyrie, Vale of Arryn, Westeros Posts: 3,234	Roxy's got such a gorgeous face, she looks a lot like Jennifer Lawrence.