My second piece for the Sign Invitational event will be shown in the Coastal Enterprises booth at the International Sign Expo. It is also coming along nicely. The stonework is now finished and the steam boiler is sculpted and ready for paint. I may add a few other small details there yet, And I still have the steam piston and a few other surprises before I start in on the painting process.
Sign Invitational progress
The Sign Invitational is now only nine weeks distant. There is no doubt that in the next weeks our shop will become busier so it is time to get my entry finished and on the way to the International Sign Association EXPO in Las Vegas. In the last weeks I’ve found time to finish the bulk of the sculpting and also complete much of the painting and glazing. While the areas are much smaller than our regular work the amount of detail remains the same. It is mostly about working with much smaller tools than usual. This being a long weekend, I am finding a few hours to work on the piece and I’m having a lot of fun!
Scaly beauty
We have now finished the detailed shingle work on the entrance portal of the Copper Crown. It looks pretty spiffy. The welded steel tower toppers are now ready for paint. The crew is also well on their way to finishing applying the diamond lath which means the sculpted concrete work isn’t far behind.
