We've been working on building features for Trinidad in our shop for almost two years. It has been exciting to create each feature and then load them into containers and see them off. Now as I visit the worksite in Trinidad I see the many containers lined up in a long rows, knowing the treasures inside. It is even more exciting to see the infrastructure now rising out of the ground. To a novice the site is confusing, with thousands of rebars protruding out of the ground as they build seemingly endless and random forms for concrete walls around them. But having worked on the plans for three and a half years I see so much more. The owner watched me as I walked among the piles of dirt, rebar,, forming and partially formed walls today and asked me what I was thinking. I smiled and told him it all looked wonderful! I told him I could also see so much more! I could clearly visualize the finished park, the features and landscaping in place, hiding what was there today. Even more, I could hear the music playing, waterfalls splashing and happy people enjoying our creation. All of it was crystal clear. This is going to be a wonderful place!
Ship Shape
We are all ready to ship our entries south for the International Sign Association's Sign Expo. They are in ship shape and all wrapped up safe and sound.
I am looking forward to meeting (many for the first time) the great sign makers who are participating in this year's Sign Invitational. And, of course, I am looking forward to unwrapping our entries but I am even more excited to see what our 'competition' brings. It is going to be a great show!
Pirate train progress
The last piece for Trinidad that we are building in our shop is the train engine body. The chassis and running gear are being designed and built in California by our good friends at Hillcrest Shops. We've been busy in our studio as they work on their pieces down in California. The front and back of the train are done and the middle portion is ready start, pending final measurements from California. When we are both finished our work we'll load the engine body onto a trailer and haul it down for mating to the chassis. Then comes the test ride on their tracks before it gets crated up one last time for it's trip down to Trinidad. That's going to be a whole lot of fun!
