Each time we rearrange the studio we put our newer samples on display and a few of the older models are disposed of. As we purged earlier this week I decreed that a statue of a head Peter had done years ago needed to go. Peter loved placing the bust at the top of the stairs to our studio and he freaked me out every time I went into the studio. Peter always thought it was hilarious! I noticed he had disappeared yesterday and I assumed he had gone to live in the dumpster. Rest in peace! I never thought about him again until I was mowing the lawn this evening. As I rounded a bushy tree and approached the studio that nasty statue was staring out at me from between the shrubbery. I was tempted to take a run at him with the tractor but those plants would have taken a beating. I suspect Peter was hiding not far away just to watch my reaction. I think I'm going to have to take care of the problem personally.
A place to rest
Today was one of those days where we did a hundred things, went in all directions and kept extremely busy. We all felt tired at the end o our shift but wondered a bit what we had accomplished. The answer was 'a lot of little things which needed doing'. As I looked everything over at everything at day's end in search of a photograph for tonight's entry one project stood out. Jenessa and Matt had worked on the memorial bench in the afternoon, finishing the sculpt of the seat back and did a wonderful job! It looks even better than the concept!
First pour
I was mowing our front lawn this evening and a passerby stopped to ask what it was we were building next door. He had been carefully studying the numerous footings which to him seemed to go at all angles and levels. He had quickly surmised it wasn't a typical building and he was correct in his observation. The first pour of concrete happened today and as we go vertical in the next weeks we have no doubt the curiosity of those going by will increase dramatically. As the walls begin to rise it will be much more evident this is going to be an unusual project in every way imaginable. When we lift the themed pieces into place about a month from now it should stop traffic! It's going to be fun!
