Henry was a little disappointed to hear I would be in Nebraska all of this week. We made up for it by devoting much of Friday to the float. We changed two tires and roughed in the armature of the scorpion's body. Henry measured and cut steel while I did the welding. We managed to do the bulk of the lower body and started on one of the claws, which will be articulated by pulling the rod from the driver’s seat. He was happy to delegate that operation to me as he figures he will be plenty busy throwing candy and squirting the stinger from his lofty perch on the tail. Stay tuned for more progress next week when I get back to the studio…
Dancing Dino sculpt
Back in March at the ISA EXPO that was held in Orlando, on the first day of the three-day event, we held a quick informal meeting to determine the theme for next year’s event. It was decided to continue with a pub-style sign featuring a dinosaur theme. That evening, I stayed up a little later than usual to do a concept for my entry. presented it to my fellow competitors the next morning - just for fun. It was a competition after all, and how we play the game is every bit as much fun as winning. Yesterday I finally got the time to sculpt my ‘Dancing Dino ‘. Just like my illustration I created during the show, he’s playing an accordion while he’s dancing. Being a T. rex, his arms are too short to play a fiddle. When I get back from my trip to Nebraska, I’ll begin the painting process. Stay tuned…
IBEX sign assembled
Having put the final touches to three of the five Sign Invitational signs, I could move on to the final two. The first is the display piece for IBEX Software. I glued the two faces together with a steel frame laminated between. A few minutes of hand work with the die grinder made it ready for paint. A second copy of this sign will also be shipped to the ISA EXPO, and I will paint and glaze it at the show. Stay tuned…
