{"id":500,"date":"2025-08-22T19:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinksculpture.com\/blog\/?p=500"},"modified":"2025-08-22T19:28:25","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:28:25","slug":"civitas-from-fabrication-to-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinksculpture.com\/blog\/?p=500","title":{"rendered":"Civitas: From Fabrication to Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We recently had the honor of bringing artist <strong>Blessing Hancock\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;latest work, <em>Civitas<\/em>, to life\u2014a <strong>14-foot stainless steel sculpture<\/strong>&nbsp;now installed at the <strong>Lewisville Public Safety Building in Lewisville, Texas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The process began in our shop, where every curve was cut, welded, ground, and shaped with precision. Stainless steel\u2019s strength and reflective surface made it the perfect material to capture the flowing patterns in Blessing\u2019s intricate design. After weeks of fabrication, the sculpture was securely wrapped and carefully transported across states to its new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now standing tall, <em>Civitas<\/em>&nbsp;shines by day and glows in shifting colors at night, its details illuminated from every angle. It took many skilled hands to fabricate, transport, and install this piece, and we\u2019re proud to have played a part in bringing Blessing\u2019s vision to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinksculpture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250819_090531-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thinksculpture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250819_090531-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thinksculpture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_20250819_090531-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure 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