My mind wanders. And that's not a good thing, 'cause it's too small to be out there alone. Posts: 3129 | From: Tooele, UT | Registered: Mar 2005
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Wow! now thats the kinda a thing I would like to get too.
Great shots to show the overall and great craftsmanship. Thanks Russ!
-------------------- Sam Staffan Mackinaw Art & Sign 721 S. Nokomis St. Mackinaw City, MI dstaffan@sbcglobal.net Posts: 1694 | From: Mackinaw City, MI | Registered: Mar 2004
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-------------------- John Lennig / Big Top Sign Arts 5668 Ewart Street, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada bigtopya@hotmail.com 604.451.0006 Posts: 2184 | From: Burnaby, British Columbia,Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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So beautiful! I would love to do that too, but backed off from the glass gilding, since it seem so complicated. Thanks for the photos; outstanding work; all the painstaking effort all of you put into it. I had some questions about the 3 dimensional letters. Were they convex with different types of gold, or were they carved into the glass? They're striking too.
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"It's kind of fun to do the impossible - Walt Disney (1901-1966) Posts: 5373 | From: Loves Park, Illinois | Registered: Aug 1999
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Deb, The carved letters in the backgrounds of some pieces like the "Boise" for instance are carved into MDF. The The same artwork is used from the file & just the lettering & border of the glass size is sent ot the router, the letters are v-carved with a 120 degree bit. The letters portion is then primed & painted or gilded then placed behind the glass when everything else is finished, a slight air gap is advisable, we use thin sandblast mask around the perimeter of the MDF to achieve this. This treatment gives a great feeling of depth. Hope this answers your question.
By the way Noel Weber & myself will be holding a Gold Leaf workshop sometime in May for anyone interestd, no set dates yet...........
-------------------- John Studden Valencia Signs & Graphics Valencia, CA Posts: 30 | From: Valencia, CA | Registered: Oct 2001
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Wow what great pix Russ; thanks so much for sharing them. I sure do miss "daddy".
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"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." Sir Issac Newton Posts: 3528 | From: Warner Robins, GA | Registered: Oct 2004
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