Two evenings ago I mentioned that we had finished the Hazelnut Inn sign while the while the picture I posted showed the progress on the entire front of the property. Since then a number of people have asked me to show a closer picture of the sign. It turned out to be a real head turner and we are very proud of it! It was truly a group effort. Peter and Hailey provided the initial inspiration and art direction while I did the concept art. The sign face is routed from Precision Board high density urethane. The gilded lettering is 23K gold and was done by Alyssa. There’s more than 1000 individual leaves cut from 10 gauge steel which were allowed to rust and then were lightly sanded and clear coated. The trunk of the tree was hand sculpted using sculpting epoxy. I did that work assisted by Grant. The ‘bricks and rocks’ were hand sculpted from concrete by Peter and Matt while Grant had the tough job of mixing and moving the concrete for the crew. Becke and Alyssa did the painting and glazing - all by hand. Here’s three shots from various angles which I grabbed tonight.
Gold mole in action
Our client sent us some pictures of the gold mole installed on the first hole of Loco Landing Adventure Golf. It looks pretty cool! The new feature adds a whole lot of excitement and colour to the golf.
Street view
While we’ve been keeping very busy in the shop, working on our client’s projects, Becke and Alyssa have been busy painting next door at the Hazelnut Inn. Things have changed considerably since my last update. The sign is now complete and looks absolutely stunning! The front wall is now much more colourful as well and looks fabulous with only a little more work to make it finished as well. Peter got the final specs for the gas meter today which means the crew can finish off that area as well before the gas crew does their install in a couple of weeks.
