A flying saucer!

Every day seems to get more exciting than the last as the Hazelnut Inn takes shape. It was lift day once again with the giant circular beam of the North Star Suite being craned into place. We had welded all the tall posts in place previously and it was thrilling to see the giant circular beam lifted high into the air and then gently set into place. Our good friend John, of Wishlow Cranes handled the tricky task with ease. Once set in place the beam was welded into place. Another quarter circle beam was dropped in beside to finish off today’s lift. By four o’clock this afternoon the giant ring was ready for the trusses to be set in place on top. They will be coming soon!

With the ring in place it was evident just how high the ceiling would be in the tower. Peter is itching to build the clever feature that will hang in the enter from this giant beam! Stay tuned…

Tiki in colour

The crew spent the bulk of the day cleaning out the corners and storage areas of the shop before tucking away the last of the Sculpting Magic Workshop supplies and equipment. Then it was time to start on new projects and finish off some o the samples we had worked on during our demonstrations. One of the samples was the tiki for the North Star Suite, Once finished it will appear to be weathered wood. The base coats are much more colourful and vivid.

Axed

During the Sculpting Magic Workshop Peter and I did three sample pieces. The theme of the workshop was story telling and we were illustrating the ‘authentic’ fictionalized history of the North Star Suite of the Hazelnut Inn. The ‘owner’ of the suite was a gatherer and collector of ancient artifacts from around the globe. We were designing and fabricating a few of her priceless treasures. One of these pieces was an archaic elephant axe. I had a lot of fun designing and creating the piece, complete with a giant, priceless ruby (dollar store plastic jewel) which will be mounted in the forehead mount. Becke is doing the awesome painting and glazing to bring it to life.