The painting crew is working magic on the Bubble’s Barn sign that will soon be bound for Stocker’s Farms in Washington state. The base colours are coming along nicely and it won’t be long until they begin applying the subtle blends and glazes to bring out the textures we so carefully sculpted into the surface. This is an amusing sign like no other I know. Stay tuned as it comes together!
CELESTE CAN FLY!
It was another loading day at our shop. We do our best to keep it a low stress day. Our crew knows what to do as we’ve done it countless times through the years. We also love to work with our trusted partners. The drivers at JD Transport know the tricks of backing a trailer down our long driveway, without unduly holding up traffic on the road. They also know exactly how we like our loads secured so as to not damage the fragile paint on the features. Greg, at Wishlow cranes is a skilled professional and is smooth and steady with every lift. Hand signals are all we need rather than shouting directions needlessly. We hooked and loaded the features in less than an hour to fill the trailer from end to end with a whole three inches to spare. They are now on their way to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Gretna, Nebraska. I’ll be getting up extra early on Friday morning to catch a flight. Saturday morning I’ll be on the farm to greet the driver and supervise the unload and installation of this year’s crop. Stay tuned for updates…
Enter the dragon...
The dragon looked fabulous with each stage we finished in the shop but as always it looked even better when we pulled it out into the sunshine. Tomorrow morning the truck will arrive and shortly after that the crane to help with the loading process. By day’s end this feature, along with all the others, will be in transit to Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Nebraska. I’ll be jumping on a plane on Friday to greet the load on Saturday morning. It is going to be an exciting week! Stay tuned for progress reports…
