There is an unwritten rule that logos should be simple and easy to read. These days many companies go for a single letter or even just a simple shape but we feel such a symbol couldn't possibly convey what our company is all about. So we break that rule with a vengeance. Our logo is a fully dimensional ship sailing through a crescent moon. It clearly says we are all about telling stories and magic and do it in three dimensional art. We needed a good sized version of our logo for the new trade show booth. I had made a sign a number of years ago which had 3/4 of the ship mounted to an oval background. The crescent moon was there too but it was blended into the background. I pried the ship off the sign and welded it into a new moon armature. Jenessa sculpted the missing bits of the ship and the new moon. She also laid on the base colours. To blend the new bits into the old ship we are calling in our expert painter Hailey. She'll make it seamless. She'll also bring Juniper to the shop while she works... which means I'll get to spend some extra time with our newest crew member.
Time for some fun
After many, many months of waiting, Janis & I will finally get to see the new Star Wars movie tomorrow. I've watched and enjoyed them all through the last decades, even the prequels, much to the chagrin of those I know. We even spent some evenings in the last months re-watching them on DVD to get ready for the new one. The movie was far too popular for us to get decent seats when it was first released. Now that Christmas celebrations are behind us it is time to watch the movie we've been looking forward to for a long time!
Mason the mechanic
For many years I made my living doing pen and ink drawings, at one time showing my artwork in forty galleries. I drew many pieces of art in those days, my favourite being the ones of our own kids as they grew up. I still draw regularly but most often the artwork is for the 3D projects we have in progress. Once in a while I'll do one of a young member of our family. Mason and his mom lived in our house for two years and last summer I caught a good photo of him on the day he got his new tricycle. He was more interested in figuring out how it worked than actually riding it. For Christmas I did this little drawing for his mom Sabrina. It's signed guncle dan which stands for great uncle.
