With numerous signs on the go progress sometimes seems slow. Each sign gets no less than three coats of each base colour plus multiple glazes. each coat of paint has to dry before the next is applied. This means we work a little on one sign, then jump to the next and the next before returning to the first to begin the process anew. But the sign's colours are slowly deepening and the textures and woodgrains slowly coming alive. On occasion we also switch directions midstream, changing colours to create a slightly different look - all in the hope of making a better sign. It is exciting to see the gradual change of each piece. This is going to be an incredible collection when it is finished.
Gnome colours
For the gnome sign we went with typical colours for the garden gnomes we see almost everywhere. The sign is a visual pun and best told in that true to life fashion. With the bulk of the base colours now on the sign we will begin the glazing tomorrow. Those glazes will quickly bring the sign to life. Stay tuned...
And another and another and....
As we get into production on the NEBs Fun World project the scale of it quickly becomes evident. The first phase is the bowling alley with fifty-two lanes of fun and theme work. That means fifty two lane number plates on twenty-six arches, plus the eight side arches on top of that. We are keeping the router running day and night to create the pieces. There's also the sixty-five posts and the scores of beams that join them.The shop will be wall to wall with theme work in the months ahead.
