As is often the case, the plan that unfolded today wasn’t quite the one we started with in the morning. Peter and Matt were supposed to be welding armatures for the bulk of the day. Grant was going to be applying the diamond lath. But as they walked by where the castle gate was to be installed Peter decided it was time to clean up the footings for the castle gate. Then the plan went out the window. I checked on them just before lunch and we agreed the the castle gate base section could be set in place today rather than waiting until next week. The bottom section section installed so smoothly we decided to install the top piece as well. This was the first time the two pieces had been mated together and they looked positively massive in place. We are very excited to lift the other pieces of the castle in place soon.
Copper rides again!
When Phoebe was just a year old I carved her a rocking horse. She enjoyed it often when she spent time in my studio and put many miles on the horse. Since then it’s been resting quietly in the corner, waiting for the next kids. Today, with the improved weather it was brought to the back patio for Juniper and Henry to have a little fun. Juniper and Henry took turns riding the trusty, jewelled steed.
New beginning
I often tell Peter that my studio was always spotless - until he started sharing my desk. There are some who dispute that (fact)…. but in any case from time to time the room needs a deep clean. The last few days were just that occasion. It is amazing how much dust can magically accumulate in various hiding places and sometimes even in plain site. Reference books seem to come off the book shelves and gather on our ample desk. Papers, sketches, models and supplies gather here as well not to mention all kinds technical bits and bobs and a bunch of other stuff that defied description. Peter’s considerable library needed a permanent home as well and as we went through our massive collections of books we discovered many duplicates. We have also gathered a whole lot of new models and display pieces since the last purge. Free shelves were desperately needed and it was time to get brutal and sort through absolutely everything in the 600 square feet of space. Out in the shop the crew worked on a similar mission, with the intent of freeing up floor and shelf space to make things work more efficiently. It is amazing how much clutter we managed to get rid of and how neat the shop and studio have suddenly become. It is my hope that perhaps Peter has now seen the light and the he does his part to keep the studio and shop as neat as I like it.
