I am often asked if I think I will ever run out of ideas. My answer is no, most likely i will instead run out of time to achieve them. Little Henry, Now aged one reminded me of that the other day. He has recently discovered the joy of drawing. He climbed onto a chair by the kid’s drawing table, grabbed a marker and thought for a second or two about what he might draw. Then he pulled off the cap on the marker and confidently set to work. He had a great time working on his drawing. A while later he went back to draw some more and like the previous time had no trouble coming up with an idea to draw. That’s how it should be. I wish him a lifetime of enjoyable creating.
Big as life!
It is amazing how fast a piece changes once the concrete starts to get troweled on. All the welded steel framework disappears. Light and shadow suddenly make the piece come to life. Lickity is now as big s life. The ice cream cone looks good enough to eat. On Monday the surfboard will be sculpted making this piece ready for the painting process. He is massive and will undoubtably be included in countless selfie photos, him with his ice cream and the other person with theirs. I look forward to seeing it in place!
Ready for sculpting
Matt finished the wiring today and we assembled and welded the sign into position on the surfboard. The piece does not look big in the pictures but it measures ten feet tall and is quite massive when you stand next to it. The sculpted concrete skin to be done tomorrow will make it seem even larger. Stay tuned…
