I would like to believe that because of my time away on the site visit to the midwest my efforts in the workshop have been sorely missed. It turns out I was correct. Someone had to pick up the slack but I didn’t have to worry. Little Henry volunteered to do some of the work grampa would normally do. Henry can make a clean sweep of any task he tackles. Have fun in Nebraska grampa.
The great pumpkin adventure.
I’m on the road for a few days to the US Midwest to visit a very fun pumpkin farm. My task will be to consult with the owners and help them dream up new ideas to attract even more visitors to their farm in coming years. It is a very exciting project! My laptop and iPad are loaded with pictures of our past projects and my head is full of fun possibilities. First, we’ll do a tour of the existing operation and I’ll do lots of listening in order to learn as much as I can about pumpkins and their past experience of running the impressive and popular farm. Then, we’ll begin dreaming up some new plans. I’ve brought along a fun little sample piece - a name plaque for my host. It’s the beginning of the great pumpkin adventure!
Becke and the lady
Today, Becke finished working her magic on the caryatid making one more ‘artifact’ ready for installation at the Hazelnut Inn. The multi-layered paints and glazes transforms the carving to appear to be stone instead of high density urethane. The eclectic collection is growing very quickly but there are still many more pieces to come. This piece will be mounted to the outside of the bay window on the bathroom of the North Star suite.
