As we get into the hundreds of details there is plenty of discussion about how things will go. With each detail we draw on projects past as well as lots of reference photos we have gathered. Various things are tried, scraped or cut off and then adjusted until it looks right. A small change in one area often impacts somewhere else. As we put each piece in place, the big picture is gradually coming into focus. There certainly are a lot of things to think about including sight lines, traffic flows, headroom and visual story cues. Practical considerations, like maintenance and how we are going to build things are also taken into account. This is going to be extremely challenging and a whole lot of fun! Stay tuned...
I can see it clearly now!
I spent a couple of hours his weekend, working on the Hazelnut Inn model. We had adjusted the rooflines and other details on Friday, making sure all the pieces were accurate to the blueprints. Today, I extended the firewalls behind the buildings and added the beginnings of the privacy walls between the gardens. I also finished the building roofs and overhangs. The basic shapes of the buildings are now complete and it is time to begin the fine detailing. That is always the fun part! Stay tuned...
A herd of elephants
Some projects in our shop make people wonder exactly what we are up to. What could it possibly be? Most often the pieces that cause the most puzzlement are assemblies of a larger project. We've begun work on the electrical tower for Hazelnut Inn. The roof structural support, soffits, beams and bracket assembly is now fabricated. Looking at it makes people wonder. But look close and imagine where it will be located and things make a little more sense. Eight elephant heads make up the brackets. The beams are defined with the square frames of pencil rod. In the next while it will be mounted to the tower frame, meshed and then coated with concrete for sculpting. About that time it will begin to make real sense. Stay tuned...
