I had to make sure the heating and welding did not warp the metal, which could then impact a seamless fit." ... "Inner Peace" is his third and largest giraffe sculpture.

So when the sculpture-mascot was recovered Wednesday, the students and faculty of the Kaleidoscope Gallery and School of Art, 205 S. Cook St., rejoiced. A Long Grove man […] Skip to content ...

In fact, he learned to weld and built the largest giraffe sculpture in their yard. It took him five years to complete. "I decided, OK, if we're in this, we're in this," he said.

“Geri,” the 18-foot-tall steel giraffe that was part of the Waco Sculpture Zoo menagerie, is on his way back home after more than a year in repairs and sculpture rehab.