This is likely one of the oldest examples of amorphous swelling in a crinoid
columnal and the malformation potentially resulted from interaction with a parasite or epibiont.
Titled
Columnal, the sculpture features 14 discs made of Quikrete Crack Resistant Concrete and Quikrete Quik-Tubes suspended in a steel frame from chains.
This is evidenced by (1) the occurrence of an epibiont on only one side of the column rather than around the entirety of the
columnal exterior, which suggests post-mortem encrustation, (2) the observation that the bryozoan is not embedded in or enmeshed with secondary stereom, but rather overlies it (Fig.
In between, modular office units with double hung windows, set between continuously rising
columnal piers and accented by recessed terra cotta panels defining floor levels, create a "shaft" of multiple stories, stacked like individual drums in a classical Greek column (figs.
In On the Art of Building, Alberti describes a method for constructing
columnal ornamentation using permutations of the shapes of the letters L, S, and C in a very literal way.
Wilma, a wonderful acid green variety with a good, uniform
columnal shape.
My favourite just now is C Wilma, a wonderful acid green variety of
columnal shape.
Higher than Yes, much Ramulate, wide abmedial ramule every second brachial Anal
Columnal Species Sac Shape Cirri G.
Its
columnal shape and clear base make it good to use in a formal planting design, or as an architectural accent in looser planting.
"You could combine a tall
columnal cactus with a leafy succulent, and just make sure there's a diversity of sizes, ranges and forms."