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CITY OF PALM DESERT
COMMUNITY SERVICES
STAFF REPORT
CONSIDERATION OF THE SCULPTURE DESIGN,
"SPECIAL DELIVERY", FOR THE SIERRA LANDSCAPE
COMPANY
RICHARD L. TWEDT
SIERRA LANDSCAPE COMPANY
P.O. BOX 13367
PALM DESERT, CA 92255
NOVEMBER 16, 2006
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2. COPY OF THE DEVELOPER APPLICATION
Recommendation:
By Minute Motion: 1) Approve the design "Special Delivery' by Kathleen Smith
Schooley for Sierra Landscape Company, 73-771 Dinah Shore Drive, Palm
Desert, California 92255; 2) Appropriate $6,000 for future reimbursement, as part
of the Art in Public Places component for this project from account number 436-
0000-312-2700.
Executive Summary:
"Special Delivery" represents an opening of a seedpod, which relates to plants
and the landscaping business. The rib forms will be constructed of 11-gauge
steel with stainless steel wire cloth that will be used to connect each rib form
together. The seedpod will be created from alabaster and surrounded by bronze
sheaths. The height of the sculpture will be nine feet with a width of
approximately seven feet. The Art in Public Places Commission unanimously
approved the design by Kathleen Smith Schooley at its meeting of October 16.
The Commission members also commended Sierra Landscape Company for
doubling the Art in Public Places fee for the project. The AIPP fee is $6,000;
however, the overall cost of fabrication - • i, �tallati • o ) thj piece is estimated
at $12,000.
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Approval:
RECEIVED
/Sheila Gillig- , • ssistapf Pity Mgr.,
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;'Ilk.11u a ibs ,-Director of Finance
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Metal revelations, since 2000
Kathleen and Wally met and started a business relationship in 1998. They
formed their joint business, Metal revelations, in 2000. The current location on
Deglet Noor Street in Indio is a 5,500 square ft. building built in the 1940's former
part of a Date processing plant. Metal revelations creates sculpture and commissil
pieces working with numerous architects, builders and design professionals as wl
as the individual client. Metal revelations work encompasses several types of meb
and combinations of metals resulting in many novel peices of work throughout the
Valley.
Kathleen Smith -Schooley, born Grand Junction Colorado, 1952
Kathleen has been working as an artist for the last twenty-five years. She
received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Colorado State University and Master of
Fine Arts from University of Iowa. After graduate school she taught a summer
session in beginning ceramics at Colorado State University. The artist moved to
Denver, established a studio and worked there until 1984. Numerous works in
collections include the Denver Art Museum.
Kathleen moved to the Coachella Valley in 1984 with her husband Michael
Williams, setting up a studio in their home where they still reside with their two
children. She worked out of that studio space until 1998. Kathleen's primary
medium was clay up until about 1994. She exhibited at many shows in California,
several times at the La Quinta Arts Festival. Seven years ago the artist started
working with welding and metal sculpture in addition to the clay. A larger scale an
less fragile medium were two of the numerous reasons for adding a new media.
She worked out of her home studio until the size and scope of the work outgrew t
space.
Wally Gorsuch, born in San Fernando Cal., 1950
Wally moved to the Coachella Valley with his wife Connie, in 1976. Raised two
Daughters, has two grandaughters and continues to enjoy metalworking and life
here in the Valley. Wally has been fabricating/ welding metal structures since 196
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Received his formal training/education in Welding Technology/Metallurgy at LA
Valley College, in Van Nuys, finishing at LA Pierce College in Woodland Hills. Re
World training occured when Wally began working for Disney as a Structural
Welder. Elder German and Swiss Metal Craftsmen taught Wally the nuance of
working with dissimilar metals, fabrication tricks, perfection and patience. He was
involved with all structure welding for Disney World, Florida, as well as Space
Mountain, Anaheim.
Work slowdowns prompted Wally to join the Gas Company, as a welder,
instructor and finally a manager in the Coachella Valley. After many years with thl
Gas Company Wally found beaurocratic differences encouraging him to move on
and again pursue his metalworking background.
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