Day 1.... Unloading the crate from the Container

Transferring the Crate to flatbed with crane

Removing bracing from the Crate

Unloading Crate at the Site

Uncrating

Checking out the water Manifold and Turbine

The Site...a water feature at the main entry area of the Hilton

A first look at the Pedestal Pool....home base for the Sculpture

Setting up crane to suspend Sculpture

A bit of Cosmetic Work before suspension

Everybody Pitching In to Help

Raising the Sculpture to Work on and "Expand"

Working off Scaffolding, Expansion Begins

Dean and I begin forcing the Inner Seed apart

Ishak, the crane operator, volunteers to help in the expansion

Ishak and I pulling the bands to shape

Day 3 Begins......Expanding Inner seed with our handmade "puller" tool.

Work on the Water Manifold begins