The base, a simple metal ring It is perfecly concentric and is very satifying to look at due to its simplicy. This was dontated to me by a neighbor that had a stack of them. They were used for many years in an allotment to keep tomato plants upright but no longer had a use..... or so they thought.

Spanning the width of the ring is a hand brace drill. The wooden handle is a great thing that adds some softness, colour and material. very tactile and I watched many people to lean in to touch it as he stood on the front of my stand. 

Looking down his back, there are so many compoenets, tools for your eyes to find. Starting at the neck is the tiny feathry type spanners, these are spark plug spanners with the central one dated '1945'. Beyond being usefull anymore, these have been probobly been sat in a draw since not long after. At the time of writing they are 81 years old. Not many people say they have had a new lease of life at that age, but here they are, being enjoyed once more.

at the very top of the wings I had some great textured handles from some pliers. My scultures from what i have seen of people are very inviting to touch and people are also very welcome to. The interctive nature of them is what makes them stand out from something like a painting.

Lets throw in the next peice of northen pride. It is very difficult to make out but in the image to the left is a logo stamped into what was a wood plane blade. "Pharoah Sheffield". This is where the name Tutu comes from, A variation on Tutankhamun. I thought Tutu sounded more like a bird call.

Here you can also see the wings wrap around and meet in the middle. These are made from one of my favorite marerials - Rebar. Forged flat halfway aloing the legnths, welded together and forged again to create the shape to wrap around the body. 

One of the more delicate elements are the claws. these are made from some black steel bolts, curved by brute force and finished by grinding them to a soft point using a grinding wheel. Its one of the times when taking slowing down a bit and shaping is a step back from the firey forge and sparks from the welder and a light footed aproach give a spark of life to the sculpture. 

All in all. He was fantastic to display, many wonderful comments about him from the people who came to art in the gardens and he found a new home in less that 24 hours of the final weld cooling down. lots of memeries in a short space of time revolving around Tutu.