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Christopher Thomson

Many Color Pajos
2012
6-8" dia. x 31/2-6 1/2' tall
Hammer Forged Steel

Pajos are from a series started about 1 year ago. I forge the individual sticks or pajos in groups of 40 in the passionate process described above. The forms change and evolve during the process. Then, in a more contemplative mindset, I compose them into groups of three attaching them to a spiral base. The interplay between the three elements is lyrical, meditative and unpredictable. I've been making them in many sizes up to 8 ½' tall and foresee them getting still bigger. Recently I discovered the three-way interplay is further enhanced by arranging the sculptures in groups of three and I am offering them in this configuration. For outdoor installation, I attach them to the ground in a non-visible manner. They move nicely in the wind.