Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel

Northgate Neighborhood        Seattle  WA

© Benson Shaw 2005

A project of the Seattle Public Utility

and the Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs

SURGE  Public Art for the Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel

WIGGLE POSTS vignette  NE end of site

Page updated:

26 November, 2009

Each WIGGLE POST sculpture has 3 sparkly resin shrouds.  Each shroud is a two piece “clamshell” which surrounds and conceals the central pipe structure.

Resin Shrouds

Castings and early fit up

WIGGLE POSTS vignette  NE end of site

Urethane shroud castings for small WIGGLE POST ready for fit up. 

Detail of castings showing embedded “scales”, glass cullet, and iridescent sparkles.

Top shroud assembled with collars on small WIGGLE POST.

Detali of top shroud, small post, initial fit up.   Collars are a bit too wide, but this is just a test.

Top shroud, small post, initial fit up.  It all fit!!!