Sticking to the rules

I approach the Sign Invitational contest in the very same way I do when I am building a sign for a customer. The first thing I need to do is read the rules - very carefully. If I am building a sign for a customer I look up the sign bylaws of the town or city we are working with. Then by creatively interpreting the rules, to the letter, we design the sign.

The Sign Invitational has two categories. The piece called ‘Turning back time’ is for the smaller category. The rules state the piece needs to be no larger than 36” x 36” with the last dimension the depth being undefined. My piece generously fulfills those requirements. The piece can also be a table or wall mount. I opted for the table mount… and in reading the rules carefully it seems there is no rule that says we can’t build the table as well… for an ordinary table simply wouldn’t suffice. :)

Helping hand

Yesterday, three year old Juniper dropped in to visit us in the shop. True to form it wasn’t long until she decided we could really use her help. Her dad handed her a soft brush and showed her how to swipe off the crumbles on the newly carved concrete stones. She stayed until quitting time making sure we finished on time. She did a great job too!

A stone fortress

The prefabrication is now complete on the Copper Crown castle suite gate and that meant we could start the sculpted concrete at last. We began with the stonework which will end up being partially covered by the plasterwork. The gate pieces suddenly looked much more substantial and solid! It is the beginning of a fortress. Next week we’ll do a little decorative plaster making things ready for the first paint.