We welcomed throngs of people through today's show. They were eager to look at this year's entries and cast their ballot for their choice. There were a record amount of votes cast today! I was pleased to meet many new people as well as talk with old friends and acquaintances. We were please to have three pieces displayed at the show. The train was this year's entry but we also had Peter's 'Artistic Android' and my 'Sign Odessey' on display.
Marvelous
After some further discussion this morning next year's theme for the Sign Invitational has been tweaked to become 'MARVELOUS MACHINE'. Our thought was that this better defines the pieces we will see at next year's competition. I looked it up in the dictionary and marvelous is defined as 'causing great wonder: extraordinary' and that definition fit what we expect to a 'T'.
The next challenge
I am currently in Las Vegas at the International Sign Association EXPO for the 2017 Sign Invitational contest. It was setup day today. The entries are once again varied and exceptional this year. The theme is magic. I'll be posting some pictures tomorrow. This evening we gathered and inevitably the talk was about what was next, specifically the theme for next year's challenge. After much discussion the theme of 'MACHINE' was settled on. The build envelope remains the same - two feet by two feet and six feet tall. There's lots of room for creativity in that space. My brain is already racing with lots of ideas and I'll be sharing some of them here in coming days. To all of my creative friends... the CHALLENGE is on for 2018.
