KYLE, Texas - (April 7, 2008) On Tue., April 8 at 10 a.m., officials with the Seton Family of Hospitals and the cities of Kyle, Buda, Dripping Springs, San Marcos and the Village of Wimberley gathered in Kyle, for the Seton Medical Center Hays Ground Blessing.
During the ceremony, which featured a Seton
Family Tree theme, City and County representatives placed
a specially crafted leaf on a handmade 6'x6' sculpture in
the form of an oak tree. This unique piece of art was
handcrafted by local artist and Seton Edgar B. Davis
associate Joshua Farrell.
To give you an idea of how grand the piece is, here's some of the work that went into it:
11 sketches
800 hand-cut, ground and welded leaves
300 square metal bars
5,000 hammer swings
480 pounds of sand for sandblasting
29 grinding/polishing wheels
15 cutting blades
150 arch welding rods
250 pounds - sculpture's approximate weight
7 individual copper and brass commemorative leaf sculptures for
County and City representatives
Joshua Farrell is the Plant Operations Manager for Seton Edgar B. Davis. He and his family have been making Lockhart their home for the last 11 years. Farrell has been making metal sculptures since 1992, using black iron metal and acrylic paints.
Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the