Seven long weeks ago Keith and I began the fabrication of the base section of the Fairie Castle, the largest single piece we’ve done in the shop. I was sidelined with my heart issues at the end of the first week but Keith continued welding on the feature between working on many other pieces, Progress seemed slow, mainly because of its extreme scale and complexity. Last week Keith finished the structure and this week he and Peter began welding the pencil rod frame in earnest. Visual progress has been swift since then! In the next day or two we’ll move the giant frame from the shop out into the driveway to begin tying on the lath and then the sculpting at long last.