The age-old question of which came first (the chicken or the egg) has been solved. I welded up the brackets on Freya’s sign today and mounted it to a work stand to make things easy. Then I created the welded steel armature for the chicken and the egg which looks a lot like a plain egg for now. Lath was then shaped and tied to the pencil rod armature making it ready for the base coat of sculpting epoxy. Kendra did the mixing honours while I applied a generous coat of epoxy. This makes the sign ready for the final sculpt of the egg shell and chick next week. By mid-week, we should be able to kick the sign over to the painting crew so they can work their magic. Stay tuned…
Freya's sign underway...
Freya’s Egg Spinner sign face is now routed and assembled. The steel brackets and internal welded steel frame are finished. Tomorrow, I’ll weld up the steel armature for the egg and chick and hopefully apply the first coat of sculpting epoxy. The beginnings of the other pieces bound for Vala’s Pumpkin Patch are also underway and will continue tomorrow. Stay tuned for more progress…
Freya's sign
The artwork we produce is often created in collaboration with our customers. When I was in Nebraska, we decided to make three more signs and features for Vala’s Pumpkin Patch by summer’s end. One of the signs was for a new ride which they had dubbed Freya’s Egg Spinner. Freya is eight years old and the daughter of one of the farm owners. I was at their house for dinner one evening and while there I got to sit down with the ride’s namesake, Freya. Together we designed the sign. The font we used for her name is custom, patterned after her signature. Freya’s favourite colour is teal so we had to use that on the larger letters. Her second favourite colour is orange and that too was incorporated into the sign. After a quick search online we located a picture of a chick and the broken egg reminded Freya of the ride bucket that guests would spin in as they rode. We’ll sculpt a 3D version of that atop the sign. Freya decided the background of the sign would feature a brown woodgrain as a background. We began work on the sign today and I know Freya will be keeping a close eye on our progress, reading the posts as they are uploaded. Stay tuned for more pics in the coming days…
