We opted for a cut-stone look as we sculpted the massive base for the waterwheel. We kept Keith busy mixing and wheeling the concrete as Matt & I troweled. The base armature measures eight and a half feet by six feet by almost ten feet tall. With the rockwork sculpted, it looks even bigger! It is going to look great with the big waterwheel sitting on top. This piece and the water barrel will be allowed to cure before we begin the painting process. Stay tuned…
Water tower wood
Wood is a wonderful thing. When we carve our concrete to look like woodgrain there are endless patterns we can mimic. In this case, we are modelling an ancient water tower which will be positioned at the very top of a mine building, high atop a hill. Matt (the master of woodgrain), myself and Julianne (a first-time wood carver) tackled the sculpting of the fine woodgrain into the curing concrete. Since each of us has a particular style we jumped around the tower so there was no recognizable pattern when we were done. The heavy planks turned out wonderful and are going to look spectacular when they are painted! Stay tuned to watch that process…
Water tower roof
All around the edges of the shop, the painters were busy laying the colour on the big sculpted sections of the NEB’s Fun World project. In the middle, Matt and his helpers were laying on the fibreglass-reinforced concrete and sculpting the roof of the water tower tank which will be going to Kraay’s Family Farm. Tomorrow, we’ll be tackling the boards that form the water barrel. Stay tuned…
