Pouring A Soleri Bell
Just how I felt! Last week I went to Cosanti, Paolo Soleri’s Gallery in Paradise Valley Arizona. This is a place I have wanted to go since getting my college design degree. Ceiling of the Gallery Soleri is a world-renowned architectural innovator and Cosanti is a place that he designed and built that features experimental earth-formed concrete structures in terraced landscaping. It is once again gaining in popularity because it was originally built to be ecologically friendly. More with less! It is one of Arizona’s historic sites and over the years many architectural students have studied here. Cosanti ( http://www.cosanti.com/ ) is a non-profit organization and produces bronze bells that Soleri is famous for designing. There is a foundry on site and I was able to watch the process of the pouring of the bells and of course take pictures. Some bells are polished, some have patina, some are signed...