More honors for Cultus Lake Adventure Park

We were very pleased to hear that three of our signs were honored in this year's Canadian sign contest hosted by SignMedia Magazine. Top honours went to the signs of Cultus Lake Adventure Park with the sign system. Other signs were runner-up in two different categories.

SIGN SYSTEMS WINNER
Designer/Submitter: Dan Sawatzky, Yarrow, B.C.
Manufacturer: Sawatzky’s Imagination Corporation
Client: Cultus Lake Adventure Park
Location: Cultus Lake, B.C.
Materials/Methods: Bulk of project was created using hand-sculpted fibreglass-reinforced concrete over welded steel framing. Sign faces were computer numerical control (CNC) routed onto 13.6-kg (30-lb) high-density urethane (HDU) board. All paints were acrylic.

STAND-ALONE SIGNS RUNNER-UP
Designer/Submitter: Dan Sawatzky, Yarrow, B.C.
Manufacturer: Sawatzky’s Imagination Corporation
Client: Pedal Power By the Hour
Location: Cultus Lake, B.C.
Materials/Methods: The sign was routed from 13.6-kg (30-lb) high-density urethane (HDU) board. The figure on top was hand-shaped using sculpting epoxy. The post was sculpted with fibreglass-reinforced concrete over a welded steel frame. All paints were hand-brushed acrylics.

UNUSUAL SIGNS RUNNER-UP
Designer/Submitter: Dan Sawatzky, Yarrow, B.C.
Manufacturer: Sawatzky’s Imagination Corporation
Client: Cultus Lake Adventure Park
Location: Cultus Lake, B.C.
Materials/Methods: Hand-sculpted fibreglass-reinforced concrete over a welded steel frame. Created for photo opportunities, it encourages guests to take pictures and share them through social media.

Three long days

It was a true pleasure to hit the road with our crew. We had so many laughs, broke bread together and shared accommodations, staying in yurts (large circular tents with wooden floors). We also worked long hours to accomplish a great deal in only three days. The building now has a complete sculpted skin. We finished just before 4:00 pm today and after one last barbecued meal together began the two hour trip back home to have some well earned rest. Monday morning we head back to begin the painting.

How much wood could a....

I love it when our clients are invested in our projects beyond merely the cheque they have to write. Most of our clients are hands-on in their projects, most often with the infrastructure we build upon. Many love to get their hands dirty and try their hand at carving concrete. Today Janice, one of the owners watched for a little while and at our invitation jumped right in alongside the crew. She did well and carved a bunch of boards on the building. We appreciated her help!

We made great progress through the day. with three sides of the building now 'wooded' and the three post trees on the front porch now done as well.