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Three Dimensional Ground Signs
It is my pleasure to announce the winners of the February 2007 edition of the Sign Of The Month Contest.
This month featured one of the tightest races in the 3D Ground category
with Chuck Peterson's "Private Road" narrowly edging out Dan Sawatsky's
"Alliance Church" entry.
Mark Yearwood showed his awesome designing skills and fabrication
prowess with his "Two Hearts" taking the Overall Winner. Mark
will collect a prize of a caricature of his choosing from John Deaton.
Now, that is one heck of a prize!
Jill Welsh took the inaugural "Design Workshop Challenge" by narrowly
edging out Alicia Jennings and Michael Bendel. With three votes
separating the three of the them, it could not have been much tighter!
Jill will receive a Createx Paint helmet video for her prize.
- Three Dimensional - Wall Signs
Project:
Two Hearts
Sign Company:
Yearwood Design Works - Weatherford, OK
Designer:
Mark Yearwood
This was the main entry sign and part of a 12 sign system for a new
upscale B&B. The owners had seen some work of ours that was similar and
wanted that look.
HDU sandblasted and hand carved, multiple layers, 23k gold leaf, faux
rust finish on border. Sign was painted with Rhino Acrylics.
Size of sign is approx 48''x53''
The bracket was all hand forged by a blacksmith and powder coated.
Hearts on bracket gilded. A file of the ribbons was sent to Ray Chapman
and he roughed them out with the ShopBot router to speed things up, then
they were hand shaped.
- Three Dimensional - Ground Signs
Project:
Private Road
Sign Company:
Chuck Peterson Graphics - Prescott, Arizona
Designer:
Chuck Peterson
Sandblasted cedar panel with letters textured with urethane glue
Gilded 22K gold leaf. Semi-transparent stains
Gilded Dura Cap.
- Vehicles
Project:
Rusty Bradeen Semi Tractor
Sign Company:
Signs by Alicia Jennings - Spanaway, WA
Designer:
Alicia Jennings
All done in paint!
- Windows, Walls, and Banners
Project:
Letterhead Meet Banner
Sign Company:
Jill's Custom Signs - Butler, PA
Designer:
Jill Welsh
Hand painted banner.
- Design and Art
Project:
Willow Lake Design
Sign Conpany:
Creativeink Design Group - Stratford, ON
Designer:
Doug Downey
- Miscellaneous
Project:
Skull Clock
Sign Company:
Mark Matyjakowski - Rochester, NY
Designer:
Mark Matyjakowski
Auction piece for car show. Routed dibond panels (from a meet) carved
the skull out of scrap HDU (dictated by the routed shape).
Leftover smaltz on back panel. 1/2"plywood for standoff. LED's given to
me at a letterhead meet (run on a 9V.) Red mica powder "blast"
background, silver to kinda mark the hours, 1-shot metallic brass (with
some red mica added to kill the greenish tint), copper mica powder mixed
with clear to make for copper color.
The Overall winner is:
Project:
Two Hearts
Sign Company:
Yearwood Design Works - Weatherford, OK
Designer:
Mark Yearwood
The Moderators Choice is:
Project:
Arey Glass Piece
Sign Company:
The Word in Signs - Jamestown, PA
Designer:
Bobbie Rochow
Glass piece using various gilding techniques.
Design Workshop Challenge Project:
Laughing Stock Traveling Comedic Rodeo Show
Sign Company:
Jill's Custom Sign Co. - Butler, PA
Designer:
Jill Welsh