8/26/12 - The routing is done, time for painting. We really want anyone looking at this sign to imagine the heat of the grill, the sizzle of the meat and the smell of the BBQ. Layers and layers of Sherman William exterior latex should do the trick.
Getting Ready for School
8/18/12 - The week we are working on a sign for the local Oak St. Elementary School. The school has decided to include a 3D acorn to the project. 3D always add fun to the project!!!
Building Character
Building character
5/29/12 - Well it took most of the Memorial Day weekend, but I think we created the perfect character to watch over the garden protecting it from lawsuits and lawyers in suits.
Carving up a Lawyer
5/26/12 - Its time to begin work on our favorite piece of the garden project, the LAWYER sign. To protect the community garden from legal action the Library's lawyer insisted on an Enter at Your own Risk disclaimer featured prominenly in the garden. What a bummer right? NO, it's a great opportunity to have some fun! First we need to imagine what kind of person would insist on such a sign in a place that is supposed to be an escape from the everyday crazy world we live in. I have not met the real person but for our sign, I am a man who would have lost and pulled out all his hair from worry, with narrow little eyes that only see the worst possible outcome, a big nose to smell trouble around the corner and broad shoulder to hold up the thoughts of every bad thing that could possibly happen, With that, lets get started...
Carving a lawyer
Carving a lawyer
A Tree Grows in Basking Ridge
A Tree Grows in Basking Ridge
5/23/12 - We finally got some time to get back to our tree post for the garden project. Its beginning to look less like a bad modern art sculpture and more like a tree. Its constructed of a square tube skeleton and with pencil rod welded on to bring out the real shape. Next, we wrap her in masonry lathe and apply the concrete, can't wail!!