While the painters add the base colours to the ‘Howling at the Moon’ sign and the sculpted concrete of the ‘Hickory Dickory’ clock cures, we have begun work on the armature for the ‘Kraken & rowboat’ golf feature. All of these projects will soon be on their way to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Nebraska. Because the Kraken's tentacles will reach well past the rowboat's gunwales, we are fabricating a heavy-duty structural frame. While it will take longer and use more steel, this approach will prevent flexing during transit and cracking the concrete. Stay tuned…
Making time!
Today we sculpted the clock. The plan was to do it in sections, but Jay and Matt, of course, got in the spirit and went off on a roll. Before lunch, they had lathered the concrete mud on the entire feature. That meant they could not waste a minute sculpting, as it had to be finished before quitting time. I helped out on one of the side boards, and Matt & Jay did the rest. Their woodgrains are getting better with every project! Next, Peter will sculpt a couple of fine-looking mice, and next week the painting crew will start the painting. Stay tuned…
Real bird, faux tree
Becke is our resident tree expert. She travels the world to watch birds. This afternoon, this blue heron caught her eye. While not rare in these parts, it was unusual to see one perched on the tip of the faux tree that ‘grows’ atop the ‘mountain’ that hides our garbage bin. We’ll take that as a vote of approval for our sculpted concrete tree.
