Public Sculpture

Proposal for the City of Covington

• Project: "Contemporary Goose Girl" - Kinetic Sculpture & Fountain
• Client: City of Covington
• Team: Cheri Rekow, Lead Designer; Christopher Georgiades, Lead Engineer
• Subcontractors: E3fab (fabrication est.), Rich Homan, Turner Construction retiree (fountain construction est.) and Joe Pesce Marble and Granite (fountain wall cap/seating est.)
• Location Third Street median, Covington KY (former IRS site)

In response to the City of Covington’s 2025 call for artists, our team proposed a kinetic sculpture & fountain. Eight out of 40 entries were selected to receive an honorarium and further develop proposals in three months with a budget and maintenance plan for public presentation. Our prospective subs helped us stay under budget ($65K) and in time for dedication in 2026. 

All finalists were provided with comments from the judges. We scored well on our deep connections to Covington. During the design development process, we aesthetically streamlined the forms. In the final presentation we demonstrated that the sculpture AND fountain could be fabricated within the budget, which was increased during the process.

Being a finalist was an honor and working with my son Christo, a recent UC Mechanical Engineering/Robotics graduate, was priceless!  

SMA Memorial: Concept to Installation

SMA memorial on track for NDA Dedication Sunday, October 28, 2018.

Marble arrived yesterday. Plinth is turned. To do: patina, etching, assembly, install.
Stay tuned for progress pics, and updates on list of people to thank:

• Seana Dahlenburg Hue NDA '81 - Inkind Graphic Design
• Christine Dickman Huskisson '81 - Marble Donor
• Janet VonHandorf Schmidt '81 - Wood Donor
• Sr. Mary Dolores Giblin - SND Archivist
• Sr. Mary Reina Arlinghaus,  In Memory of our Beloved Art Teacher
• Dr. Laura Dickman Koehl '75 - logistics
• Carol Rekow '61 - Archivist
• Gary Bassett, Fine Woodworker, Rockler
• John Cline, Casting Arts & Technology Foundry
• Scott and Brendan Lewin, Lewin Monuments
• Adam Schmidt, Fine Woodworker
• Jacob Swindal, Alabama Marble 

'Aurora'

Inuit folk lore explains that Labradorite fell from the frozen fire of the Aurora Borealis

See Accessories for more details

Community Art

Mosaic bird bath, a school art project-- with the help of 50 sixth graders at St Ursula Villa, we converted an antique chimney into a garden sculpture, titled Nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit.






Thanks to David Duff at Classical Glass for his generosity and inspiration.

Jewelry Design and Commissions

Switchng gears again from painting and sculpting to quilts and jewelry. This piece from the Ephesus collection, modeled by a recent grad...
More jewelry can be found on my companion blog Accessories

A Preview of Art-to-Wear.

Jewely debut-- coming soon to Elk Creek Vineyards' Holiday Exhibit.

Cheri's latest sculpture in the form of bronze and silver wearable art.
Please check back for for opening dates and visit companion blog, Accessories.

Elk Creek Vineyards

Second Annual Summer Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit

Opening Reception

Friday, June 19, 2009 5-7 PM

Preoccupation exhibited at the Elk Creek Vineyard, Memorial Day through Labor Day.