I really miss summer and am eagerly looking forward to spring, but I also love seeing the awesome colour of fall. The ‘tree‘ post of our driveway gates is hand-carved concrete. We planted a fast-growing vine to provide foliage that flowers beautifully in spring and, as a bonus for the colder temps, beautiful fall colours.
Design frenzy
I spend much of each workday at my design table, dreaming up creative concepts for future projects. Since our job is to discover original ideas, things can get pretty silly at times. My favourite thing is to work alongside Peter, for two heads are always much better than one. As fast as ideas pop into our heads, I begin drawing quick rough sketches and something fun comes out. These rapid scribbles often inspire more ideas. A silly idea that doesn’t work out will frequently inspire something far better. The biggest frustration of a design day is simply running out of time before we are done. In that case, I will scribble out the leftover ideas on a scrap of paper and leave it on the desk to provide the creative spark for tomorrow.
Deep six'd
Our friends at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch requested a small marker for hole 6. The golf course has a pirate theme, and our client suggested a graveyard scene. The hole needs a numeral 6 to identify it, and adding the word DEEP to the top made perfect sense. A skull-and-crossbones relief on the top finished things off nicely. Now we have to build it. Stay tuned…
