While I love to tell people of what we do, I enjoy sharing ten times more when we can do it in a hands on setting. When Julio came to visit he wanted to try his hand at creating our brand of magic. Yesterday, he did some painting and sculpting with epoxy. Today, he did some glazing, then welded for the first time. He attached galvanized mesh, mixed our 'secret' concrete mix and troweled it on to the armature. Then, for the first time he did some carving and did a great job too! When someone is as eager to learn and try new things it makes my job as a teacher really easy. But it isn't all one way for as Julio learned he also shared his knowledge with me. It's been a great visit so far and tomorrow we continue the fun!
Friendly visit
I've known Julio for about ten years. I first met him at a trade show when I bought my first MultiCam CNC router. Over the years Julio (who works for MultiCam and I have talked many times. He's taught me much about CNC machines and answered my endless questions. Each time we met he stated his desire to visit our shop to see first hand what we do. That day is finally here. He's visiting to learn about the various techniques we use with our work. There's no better way to learn than hands on.
Last glaze
The shop is still plugged full of a bunch of arches for NEB's Fun World bowling centre. But the base coats of paint are all in place as is the first glaze. The last glaze now covers about half of the pieces. The good news is that a shipping date has been set for late next week. That means we have time to finish everything off perfectly and then carefully move it out the door. That will make a whole bunch of room for a new batch of projects very soon! We can hardly wait!
