Turnbull Studios and Sculpture Garden

May is here and it’s time to get off the island!!  The weather is finally gorgeous again and hopefully it will be nice in Chicago.  Steve and myself ( Christine) are off to do an installation for a very special patron, Fred Turner.   Fred is former President of the McDonalds Corp. and an honorary Chairman of the board.  Mr. Turner is an avid art collector and has a deep appreciation of all different styles of art.  He was kind enough to purchase our son’s first sculpture for $10.  Gunnar is another story.  Talk about an emerging artist.  He is only 10 years old and creates sculpture beyond what his father was doing at 18.  That is some good blood!

Anyway, May 11th we take the red eye out to Chicago to install a 3 part sculpture made by Steve Turnbull.  The abstract is made of Cedar wood and translates the mobius curve beautifully.  Steve’s elegant flowing lines glide together like the waves in the ocean.  The center piece is the largest with the other 2 floating gently and spaciously next to each curve on either side. 

The installation shall take most of day with a few strong men and heavy hangers.  The sculpture will be placed in the dining room on the 4 wall panel of Maple wood.  He floats the work about 2 inches from the wall, to give a more 3 dimensional feel which creates shadows from the lighting, enhancing the curves of the wood.  Once placed, I will photograph and post on the blog for you to see.

Never having visited Chicago, we will get into the city and go to the art museums and of course try some of the famous cuisine in the old neighborhoods.  We have some old friends there we will be having dinner with.  So excited to see you Christy and Eric!!  Who goes to Chicago from Maui?  We do!  I will also be fixing a sculpture of mine called “Empty Nester” that broke in shipping.  How convenient was that?