Yesterday the painting crew applied the first primer coat which is generally something close to the hue of the final paint. The second coat of paint is the first blend where we try the selected colours. It is most often much more of a pastel shade. This will be a purple/blue blend with a lighter-coloured belly. The final blend coat may be adjusted slightly and once that is dry the painting crew will begin using the glazes to bring out the textures and magic. The painting crew have determined the dragon is a she named ‘Celeste Siobhan’.
Feeling blue
Julianne and Lainey spent much of the day brushing on the base coat of paint on the enormous dragon. They discovered it has much more surface area than they originally thought. They’ll tackle it again with the preliminary blend in the correct colours tomorrow. Stay tuned to watch the magic happen…
A peek inside
The Hazelnut Inn is our passion project, squeezed between the fun work we do for our customers. Over the past year, in the shop, we’ve kept busy with many wonderful signs and features dreamed up, crafted and delivered to our dream clients around North America. As we finish off the last few items for Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Nebraska and Stocker Farms in Washington state, our minds are planning the next weeks of work at the Inn which we hope to accomplish before we start into extremely ambitious fall and winter seasons of shop work. The UnderHill suite will be the next to be completed and inside things are taking shape beautifully. Outside, the luscious landscaping on the roof is now finished and growing nicely. This private getaway is going to be every bit as fantastic as the recently opened North Star Suite.
