Alyssa is our latest hire, Denzie the next in line. They were given the nod to apply the concrete mud to the tree and do the bulk of the sculpt under my close direction. Their mandate was to create a twisted, gnarly tree growing through the hole in the brick wall. They did awesome! The finished result looked good from every angle. The separate sign board will insert into the two small holes in the brick face. Few signs look this good on the back. It will be allowed to cure for a while before we begin the painting process.
Clayburn memories
We spent the day applying our special concrete mix to the sign base armature and then sculpting the many bricks. As I sculpted it reminded me of the days long ago when I laid thousands of real Clayburn bricks when we built our house in Abbotsford. I built a very large fireplace and a curved retaining wall that was about 8’ tall and 50’ long. That wall and fireplace are still there and in good shape 38 years later.
The cat came back the very next day
The kitten was still absent this morning and the crew (including Peter) was eager to watch me sculpt a new one. Grant mixed the epoxy as I welded up a new armature. The problem with the first kitten was its (according to them) was its ginormous size. I maintained it was just a BIG and healthy kitten. The crew all offered helpful suggestions and comments as I made the armature and began the sculpting. They wanted to make sure I got it right this time. Since this kitten was about half the size of the original it took much less time to sculpt. When I was finished and the kitten was permanently mounted in place they all gave their enthusiastic approval. I’ll believe it if the kitten is still there tomorrow.
