I’ve spent the last two days on an unexpected and quick trip to Campbell River on Vancouver Island. It was good to drive up the old highway and take in the beautiful ocean views. With the sunny, warm weather it was enjoyable. On my drive, I took in the sites and art along the way, including this giant driftwood sculpture by Alex Witcombe of “Drifted Creations”. Now it is back to the studio to continue our work!
Let there be light
Ten beautiful light standards are now fully welded up and waiting to ship to Val’s Pumpkin Patch in Nebraska. Keith worked hard to fabricate the heavy duty lights. I’ve ordered the plexiglass for the light fixtures, which will be ready in a week or so. We decided to ship the lights unpainted as they would undoubtedly have required a fair amount of touching up after the long trip to Nebraska and getting them into place on the farm.
Pumpkin frame
We are building new features for the storybook land at Vala’s Pumpkin Patch in Nebraska. One is a photo op to memorialize the kid’s rhyme, Peter, Peter Pumpkin Eater…. It will have a hollow pumpkin on the bottom for kids to climb into, and a window to peek out of. Peter the Pumpkin eater will be perched on top. We started fabricating the armature this past week. We ran some one inch square tube through our bender and I welded up the basic structure. Then, Keith took over to weld in the pencil rod armatures, one on the inside and then an outer shell that will be ribbed. It is a more complex job than it first appears, but it is coming along quickly. Stay tuned for more progress…