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Twisted Steel Fleur de Lis Sculpture -Hurricane Katrina- New Orleans-Slidell

Twisted Steel Fleur de Lis Sculpture -Hurricane Katrina- New Orleans-Slidell

Description

This piece from the Hurricane Katrina Collection was designed and made in Colorado by former Slidell, LA resident, John Doherty. It is made of steel and is 3/8" thick x 10" tall by 8.5" wide. The fleur de lis stands defiantly in the eye of a steel hurricane symbol base. The pieces are made to order and are part of a limited edition of 2005. All coloring is produced by heat, metal, rust or a combination of the three. A protective clear coat is applied once the coloring process is complete. This piece ships 1 to 2 weeks after receipt of payment. A certificate or authenticity is included. Please convo to discuss finishing options.

Additional information about these pieces can be viewed on the Times Picayune website, NOLA.com:
http://www.nola.com/timespic/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1187812211216250.xml&coll=1 and

http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/index.ssf?/base/news-15/1188418869130540.xml&coll=1

The fleur de lis sculptures and pendants were made in response to the devastation Hurricane Katrina inflicted on the Gulf
Coast on August 29th 2005. Several similiar fleur de lis sculptures have been sold on Ebay.com in the months following
Hurricane Katrina's landfall and 100% of the profits were donated to the Slidell Alumni Hurricane Relief Fund which raised
funds for fellow classmates that sustained heavy losses from the storm.

The fleur de lis was chosen because it is the enduring symbol of New Orleans and Louisiana which has weathered hundreds
of years of floods, wars, disease, fires and hurricanes. With hard work and the continued generosity of the people of the United
States, this disaster will one day, hopefully be behind us and the fleur de lis will once again represent the "joie de vivre" side of
Louisiana. The fleur de lis pendants and sculptures are twisted to suggest the extreme rotational force of hurricanes.

Each piece has its' own individual characteristics due to the nature of working metal with heat and the weathered finishes.
The works of the Hurricane Katrina Collection were designed and crafted by John Doherty utilizing
metal working skills that were acquired the hard way in Slidell, LA working in a shipyard during summers as a college student.
The brass and stainless pieces have no coatings and the steel items are clear coated to prevent further rusting.

For more information, please go to www.johndiron.com

Added on Aug 05, 2009