{"title":"Steel Case Soft Center series","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach of us, in our own way, struggle to balance being hard enough to survive with being an empathic, compassionate and connected human. Steel Case Soft Center series represents that intimate and unavoidable internal process. It reflects our inescapable burden of change.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis series depicts the integration of the hardness and softness of life into who we become and how we make use of the tension between these two dynamics. This composition changes throughout our life and, over time, that ever-shifting balance changes us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteel Case Soft Center”combines hard, protective steel and soft, yielding fabric. Each is complimented and enhanced by the presence of the other. Each, a necessity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarting with either a steel sphere or hemisphere, each sculpture is cut, welded and ground to a smooth finish. The steel is cleaned, polished and sealed. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce the steel has been sealed, the fabric is carefully attached. Each sculpture incorporates luxurious velvet and\/or supple metallic fabric. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"steel-sculpture","title":"Steel Case Soft Center II","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteel Case Soft Center II is an enclosed-style 12\" sphere of ⅛\" thick steel consisting of multiple, organically shaped openings with layers of steel welded under the interior surface. The steel layers protrude into the open spaces. Within the interior of the sphere is embedded beautiful, soft velvet with rich colorful teal, fuchsia and crimson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter: 12\" (30 cm) Thickness: 1\/8\" (3 mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabric: Velvet - teal with fuchsia and crimson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Enclosed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMultiple layers of ⅛\" thick steel tucked beneath the surface of a 12\" steel sphere with luxurious teal, fuchsia and crimson velvet embedded within\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStand is a steel single ring, curved tripod Height: 4 ¾\" (12 cm) Ring Diameter: 5 ½\" (14 cm) Base Width: 7\" (18 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 15 lbs (7 kg)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotography by Thomas Scharenborg and Gregory Staley (website links on my home page)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STPsculpture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30108519071796,"sku":"","price":1550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/9419\/8068\/products\/SteelCaseSoftCenterII-1.jpg?v=1638456290"},{"product_id":"steel-case-soft-center-i-sold","title":"Steel Case Soft Center I","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteel Sphere with Velvet Fabric\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter: 12\" (30 cm) - Thickness: 1\/8\" (3 mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabric: Velvet - black\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteel is layered 1 depth below the surface in a few areas\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Enclosed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight 16 lbs (7 kg)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotography by Tom Scharenborg (website link on my home page)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STPsculpture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30110727241780,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/9419\/8068\/products\/fullsizeoutput_361e.jpeg?v=1599586217"},{"product_id":"steel-case-soft-center-iii","title":"Steel Case Soft Center III","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteel Case Soft Center III is an enclosed 6\" steel sphere (1\/8\" thick) with small organically shaped openings. Blue, green and purple shimmering metallic fabric pushes out from the openings from within the sphere appearing beyond the outer surface of the steel, creating soft drapes, crevices and fascinating wrinkles upon the fabric.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter: 6\" (15 cm) Thickness: 1\/8\" (3 mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabric: Metallic - shimmering blue, purple, green\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Enclosed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6\" sphere, ⅛\" thick steel is an enclosed sphere with multiple organically shaped openings from which shimmering metallic fabric is pushed out from the openings appearing beyond the surface of the steel with soft drapes and fascinating wrinkles \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStand is a steel hemisphere with organically shaped openings - Height: 2\" (5 cm) Diameter: 5\" (13 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 2 lbs - (1 kg)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotography by Gregory Staley (website link on my home page)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STPsculpture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30110812897332,"sku":"","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/9419\/8068\/files\/Steel_Case_Soft_Center_III_1.jpg?v=1755202964"},{"product_id":"steel-case-soft-center-v","title":"Steel Case Soft Center V","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteel Case Soft Center V is a 5\", ⅛\" thick sphere, an open-pod style with 8 crevices starting at the top and running down the side of the sphere. Orange and pink metallic fabric nests within and protrudes through the crevices down the side and through the top of the openings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDiameter 5\" (13 cm) Thickness: 1\/8\" (3 mm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFabric: Orange Dot and Pink Square Metallic Fabric\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle: Open Pod\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\", ⅛\" thick steel sphere, an open pod style in which orange (dot pattern) and pink (square pattern) metallic fabric nests within \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStand is a steel hemisphere with organically shaped openings Height: 1 ½\" (4 cm) Diameter: 4\" (10 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight 1.5 lbs (680 gm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotography by Greg Staley (website link on my home page)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"STPsculpture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30110852055092,"sku":"","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/9419\/8068\/files\/Steel_Case_Soft_Center_V_1.jpg?v=1755202758"},{"product_id":"steel-case-soft-center-iii-1","title":"Steel Case Soft Center IV","description":"\u003cp\u003eSteel Case Soft Center™ IV is a continuous ribbon of 1\/8\" thick steel that forms an 8\" open-style sphere with 3 (3\/16\"), (5 mm) round rods wrapped in waxed thread (blue, green, orange) looping within the interior of the sphere. 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