We’ve put a lot of hours into the truck and pumpkin. We’ve cut and formed steel and welded countless pieces together. The crew tied on the lath and then troweled on the concrete and sculpted it to shape. As good as the little truck looked the real magic begins with the paint. The first coat went on the pumpkin and as usual, the piece immediately sprang to life. Over the next few days, the paint will be layered on to create another piece of pure magic.
Early work
In the podcast interview this past week I was asked about my early work. My recollection was that although it was the best I could do at the time, it wasn’t very good. We all come from humble beginnings. By coincidence, Janis was going through some old papers this afternoon and came across a business card I had designed when I was still in high school. It featured one of my ‘big nose people’ which I did in those days. I was proud of this work back then and it served me well. Looking back, it is pretty poor. We’ve learned a lot through the years and with endless practice, our work has improved exponentially. I continue to learn every day.
Behind the scenes work
We’ve been hard at work at the Hazelnut Inn. Lately, it has been all about the trades. The plumbing is now largely complete throughout all three suites. The sprinkler system is installed and the electrical is finished in two areas with more work due to start this coming week. As soon as this work is complete we will give the spray foamers a call to finish off the insulation. Once all of that work is behind us we can get serious doing the theme work once again. Today, Peter and I began the digging and installation of the conduits across the parking lot. It’s one of the projects we’ve been eager to get started.
