Creating a fanciful concept for a feature is always a great deal of fun and the wilder the better! But that concept drawing isn’t much good without a good and cost-effective way to build it. That’s the tricky part. With more than forty years of hands-on experience under our belt, I fully understand it is best to keep the hidden structure in mind as I dream and design those fanciful blue sky concepts. Better yet, it is handy to have Peter look over my shoulder as I draw. He’s not afraid to offer his opinion and we always have some spirited discussions as we design together. We often don’t agree, but we always have fun as we work things out. These discussions involve form, function and the mechanics of making all the pieces work together logically. The result is pure poetry in action, much better than either of us could come up with on our own… and some very wild projects!
A typical sign
I’ve been a creative sign-maker for well over half a century. Although many of our projects don’t appear to be typical signs, they are carefully designed to accomplish the very same task - albeit in an exuberant fashion. They aim to attract attention to our customers’ product, service or business. Occasionally, our projects demand a more ‘typical’ sign which I also enjoy - as long as it isn’t too ordinary.
Sculpting done in North Star!
Another major milestone was checked off yesterday as the crew did the last of the sculpting in the North Star Suite of the Hazelnut Inn. Monday the crew will begin a fine clean before starting the primer coats of paint. The tiles are all on order for the floors and bathroom. so we are at last beginning the finish work on the interior of the Inn. Henry came with me today to help measure up some things. He proved helpful and gladly climbed into the scaffolding to plug in my work lights. This is going to be fun to watch as the colours come to life. Stay tuned…
