The Sign Invitational is still eight months distant, but I am making great progress on my pieces. I know from experience that if I wait until closer to the deadline, we will be super busy, and then I will have to rush. Instead, I add a little detail or paint to the pieces when I have a few minutes to spare. Three of my dinosaur-themed signs are now fully assembled and sculpted and are in the painting stage. The furthest along is the pirate dinosaur that will go to X-Edge Tools, one of our sponsors. The base coats are now in place, and I’m ready to begin the glazing. For anyone who wishes to enter the friendly competition, we would love to have you give it a go. Just drop me an email, and I’ll send you the guidelines.
Coastal Enterprises dino
Today, I finally got the chance to sculpt the little dino perched on top of the Coastal Enterprises sign. Coastal Enterprises, the maker of Precision Board, has been a longtime sponsor and supporter of the Sign Invitational. He’s going to look great all painted up! Stay tuned…
Fence armature almost complete
We purchased our property in 2003 and immediately started building a fence. But it was no ordinary fence. We dug a trench and poured a sturdy footing with rebar the entire length of the 400’ property. Then I laid hundreds of concrete blocks to form a retaining wall and filled those with concrete. Steel tubing formed the fence posts. Then we dug out the organic soils and hauled in the gravel to form the driveway, three feet above the original grade. We then turned our attention to building our new shop. The fence languished until we could get back to it years later. In 2017, we finished the first two hundred feet of fence using our construction methods. We welded up the armature and hand-sculpted concrete boards and then painted it as is our style. Over the last ten years, the Hazelnut Inn caught our attention, and the fence sat half-finished once again. With the Inn now complete, we had the time to pick up the project once again. Over the last few weeks, the crew has almost completed the welded armature on the final 100 feet of fence and fabricated the gates to access our neighbour’s property. Next week, they will begin working their way down the wall, sculpting the boards and wiring on more diamond lath. It won’t be long until the 20-year fence project is completed. Stay tuned…
