The first glaze on the clock piece changed things in a big way by aging and defining all of the components. From here on the differences will be much more sublet but will add layers of richness and colour. The piece is starting to look a lot more like what I had in mind from the start. It won’t be long now until it is ready to ship. Stay tuned…
Perfect fit
Back when the hazelnut Inn was still very much a dream and while we were waiting for the zoning and building permit to pass we began work on the signs to identify each unit. They’ve since been featured in magazines and even won a national award. Now at last, as we begin work on the entrances to each unit it is time to weld up the mounts and today we did a test fit to make sure all was well. The bottom of the sign will be just over eight feet off the ground when the two pieces of the entrance are together on site. With the successful test fit the sign was carefully put back on its temporary stand and the plaster work can begin.
Oh, the details
We love detail in our shop. And it is sometimes surprising how much the seemingly mundane items make the story believable. Our journey begins on the ground floor of the building. Beside the well worn front stone steps is a scooter, leaned up against a no parking sign. A somewhat beat up garbage can is tucked in the corner. A rusty down pipe drains the roof. Around back the delivery truck is parked against the wood decked loading bay. I still have to add a dolly load of boxes to that area. On the other side of the building is the ancient and well used steam boiler. We can almost feel the heat wave and hear the steam hiss from the rusty rivets. (A hidden miniature smoke machine will provide that effect when it is at the show.) Loose rocks and bricks litter the area and even more details are yet to be added. It is amazing just how much you can squeeze into a space two feet square.
