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"Coral Reef" is a bas relief, sculpted seawall installed at 123 Baypoint Drive NE, St. Petersburg, Florida. It has a total length of 110 feet, with fifty six feet of continuous sculpted imagery in the main section, and two, 17 foot sculpted panels framing the ends. The seawall was completed and unveiled in November 2004.
St. Petersburg Times' Reporter, Jeff Klinkenberg, wrote an article covering the seawall's design and completion. Please follow this link to access the article.
Please click on images to see larger versions, as well as descriptions
of the sculpting and construction processes .
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Drawing and design
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Rough clay model
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Test sculpting and pour.
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Machine cutting of panels
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Hand sculpting
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Panel 7 of form
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Panel 6 of forms
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Panel 5 of forms
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Panel 4 of forms
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Panel 3 of forms
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Panel 2 of forms
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Panel 1 of forms
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Schedule of project:
11/2003: Contractor consultation and selection
Dan Sapp and Sons, St. Petersburg, FL
05/2004: Design completion and clay model
06/2004: Form building consultation and selection.
Creative Arts Unlimited, St. Petersburg, FL
07/2004: Finalization of design and test pour
08/2004: Cutting of foam mold,sculpting and coating.
10/07/2004: Completion of mold sculpting, preparation for pour.
10/22/2004: Pouring of concrete footing.
11/04/2004: Pouring of wall
11/13/2004: Unveiling party
Personnel:
Roger Gatewood Homeowner who wanted to build more than an ordinary seawall.
Jane Chapin Artist who conceived idea of a coralreef relief sculpture, created
design and sculpted foam molds.
Pete Sapp Dan Sapp and Sons: Sea wall contractor who welcomed the
challenge of creating something unique.
Tim Knaebel Creative Arts Unlimited: CADD designer who coordinated foam cutting.
Tom Sheehan Technical advisor on foam sculpting.
Emilie Gruchow Sculpting assistant
Ben Gruchow Independent filmmaker who documented project.
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