Bright Ideas

This October’s issue of C Magazine is as beautiful to look at as it is intriguing to read.  The entire issue is devoted to innovative California-based artists and designers, so we were thrilled when they chose to feature our studio (“A Bright Idea” pg. 86) in the mix.   A shout out to photographer Lauren Devon for her beautiful photography of our trellises.  p.s. notice the exquisite monarch butterfly seen below our story–a true specimen of living sculpture!

TerraSculpture has a little sister: TerraTrellis.com

TerraSculpture studio is very proud to announce the debut of a brand new product line (in addition to our limited edition sculpture collection):

TerraTrellis.com.  Sculptural, colorful trellises, tuteurs and arbors that integrate with plants to create living works of art in the garden.  Now open for business…come on in!

 

Terra Sculpture goes public(art)

Terra Sculpture is honored to have been selected by the Arts Commission of the city of Richland, Washington to create three large-scale versions of our Sisters sculpture for a public space/pedestrian walk along the Columbia River.  This marks a significant milestone for us: our first public art installation.  We couldn’t have chosen a more lovely city or site (in truth, earlier this year they chose us which was a welcome surprise.)

The commissioned work is a trio of  Sisters, different sizes, grouped together to form a dynamic figure in the open space. The Arts Commission of Richland photoshopped this concept into the site which is seen in the photo above.  Our tools and hands are ready….and so the work begins.

We often design a one-of-a-kind  aspect to our limited edition pieces.  For a very appreciative (and hip) Portland couple we created an enameled apple green metal cube to elevate their version of Sisters. Whether in a public or private space, Sisters takes on a different character, altering the viewer’s experience. Thank you to our wonderful clients who are open to new ideas and share our vision to innovate.

Snapshots: HGTV shoot @ Terra Sculpture

Last November Australian landscape designer and HGTV host Jamie Durie brought cameras and clients to visit our Los Angeles sculpture garden for an episode of his new hit show The Outdoor Room with Jamie Durie which aired July 9th.

Jennifer Gilbert Asher, Jamie Durie with Nick and Anna. They unanimously chose Snap for their new art-filled, San Francisco inspired landscape.

Jamie Durie and clients Nick and Anna debate which sculpture they envision for their landscape from Terra Sculpture's garden gallery.

Jamie’s muse for Miles and Ana’s garden was the artfully inspired and eco-friendly city of San Francisco.  Jamie found particular influences from the California Academy of Sciences (so brilliantly designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano),   Flora Grubb Gardens and public sculpture gardens.  In only three days, Jamie and his crew completely transformed Nick and Anna’s Eagle Rock residence into a stunning, modern, artful environment.   Jamie is one extremely talented visionary and a fabulous landscape designer.  It was a g’day indeed!

Kismet

“What chance did I stand against Kismet?”

Kismet, our new oxidized steel sculpture, was a long time in the making.  Many, many hours in the studio stretching, bending, twining and weaving 1″ thick solid steel (just so) is an arduous but gratifying endeavor.  Kismet’s organic, serpentine silhouette twists like an ancient, gnarled tree trunk, yet her inspiration is something much more diminutive: DNA. Fate, destiny, chance: Kismet.

photos by Adam Grossman, Good Dog Media

Terra Sculpture @ L.A. Arboretum

We were honored to be part of this year’s LA Garden Show at the Los Angeles Arboretum and Botanic Gardens. Read about the innovative installation “The New California Garden” created by the brilliant landscape designers of  APLD here in Apartment Therapy.   Some memorable scenes….

Puzzle pre-fab shelter designed by Gregg Fleishman Studios and meadow garden by Richard Hayden.

Gorgeous Meditation Garden designed by Marlene Breene. We love her stunning composition of water lillies with our Tempest sculpture.

Terra Sculpture artist Jennifer Gilbert Asher finds cool refuge in the cozy Meditation Garden

"Puppy" finds shelter in Laura Morton's cool succulent doghouse

Terra Sculpture's own Karen Neill looks on as a prospective client checks the gauge of our new sculpture Snap.

Take Flight

Pure. Clean. Free. Calm. Simple. White.

Meet our new sculpture: Flight.  Inspired by elegant wings of the ethereal white heron.

Flight is 70 h” x 20 w” and made of no VOC powder coated steel with an oxidized steel base.  All of the painted sculpture in our collection is powder coated.  Why?   Powder coat is non-chemical, non-vapor and non-toxic. It’s basically powdered polyester and pigment, sprayed and then baked on which creates an  extremely long lasting, smooth durable outdoor protection.   The chemical vapors don’t take Flight.  But in the landscape, the sculpture does.

We often have requests for commissioned sculpture.  Brazilian-born landscape designer Ernesto Rocco commissioned  Terra Sculpture to create a variation of Closer for a client in Los Angeles.  Once the installation was complete, we couldn’t believe how perfect this new piece looked in his artful, modern landscape design.   Set poolside, near an inspiring indoor/outdoor entertaining space, the new sculpture enjoys the company of relaxing visitors…. and the daily curious gaze of one protective pooch.

Behind the scenes

 

Karen Neill, Co-Founder Terra Sculpture

One important face behind the scenes at Terra Sculpture is co-founder and marketing director Karen Neill.  Karen not only coordinates marketing strategy but is often the first friendly voice our clients speak to when they call our offices.   A life-long lover and collector of art, Karen comes from a family filled with artists. Terra Sculpture is not just a team of studio artists -we are a collaborative -and we couldn’t function without Karen’s passion and commitment.  Thank you Karen!

 

Artists Mario Lopez, Jennifer Gilbert Asher, Terra Sculpture Studio, Los Angeles

Terra Sculpture Studio, Los Angeles

Terra Sculpture Studio, Los Angeles

Terra Sculpture featured on HGTV

HGTV‘s new series THE OUTDOOR ROOM WITH JAMIE DURIE is “a docu-design series that chronicles sexy, globetrotting Australian landscape designer Jamie Durie as he moves to America to create awe-inspiring backyard makeovers for American families. Jamie’s designs are inspired from his travels” (quote from  show’s own Facebook page).

Charming and talented designer Jamie Durie came with camera crew and  two lovely homeowners to experience our garden gallery and select sculpture for his new HGTV series which premieres January 1, 2010 at 10:00 p.m.  We’re not sure which episode we’re in yet but we’ll post as soon as we find out.  Photos from the shoot to follow…

Two other exciting press items: The Los Angeles Times Home & Garden (print and online versions) ran a fabulous article about Terra Sculpture as did an interesting new blog The Com-Position.com. Both articles highlighted the notion that from both a creative and environmental perspective there are very few elements in the landscape that are as effective and long lasting as outdoor sculpture. Once you place sculpture, all it requires is admiration (and an occasional wipe-down!)