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We just finished the drawing for the fabulous FKAB Project Panel. The winner is Dan Sawatzky from Yarrow, BC. You're going to love this Dan! Congratulations.
-------------------- Steve Shortreed 144 Hill St., E. Fergus, Ontario Canada N1M 1G9 519-787-2673
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WOW I'm sure this won't work but I'll type it anyway even though my emails are not going out - I'm on a dial up in Orlando - am glad I got this far!
I am so thrilled for Dan! What a treasure for the new place, heck, you can still design and build a shrine for it while it's under construction I envision a gothic recess in a wall with lights and action. Maybe it could rotate.
I think it's a fabulous piece, of course I await the answer to Joey's question, and am, along with Doug, envious.
Congratulations
-------------------- Myra A. Grozinger Signs Limited Winston-Salem, NC
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Doggone if that aint beautiful. High marks and praise to all that took part in carving and building it, and congratulations to Dan for winning it. Very, very nice!
-------------------- Maker of fine signs and other creative stuff. Located at 109 N. Cumberland ave. Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-837-0242 Posts: 4172 | From: Ages-Brookside, Ky. Up the Holler... | Registered: Jul 1999
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That turned out great. Imagine the things that would be created if Letterheads worked together like this all the time.
Congrats Dan!
Joey & Myra, if I'm not mistaken, this is the project that was done by a bunch of different Letterheads, each getting a different wood piece to carve, I am not sure it they painted them or not.
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-------------------- Amy Brown Life Skills 101 Private Address Posts: 3502 | From: Lake Helen, FL, USA | Registered: Feb 2001
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Oh what a collectors piece this will be. A brilliant display of craftsmanship for all the participants. Congratulations Dan. I'm betting you won't be lacking ideas of how to display this work of art.
A curiosity, does anyone know the finished size of this project?
-------------------- Dave Parr Sign Painter USA Posts: 709 | From: USA | Registered: May 2003
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After a hard (but very enjoyable) day under my welding helmet, I came in and checked my email & as always checked out what was happening in Letterville.
There was an email from Judy Pate (on direction from Steve) that I was the LUCKY winner of the FKAB group project.
I was speachless to be sure. And just a little disbelieving until I saw this post on the BB.
I was honored to be able to carve a couple little pieces for this outstanding work of art. To win the finished piece & be able to hang it on my wall is UNBELIEVABLE!
Is there room to hang it in my new studio??? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!
I will design & build a place of honor for it in a prominent place to be sure. I will even install some special lighting to show it off to it's full potential.
I would ask the artists who were involved (or someone who knows) to send along the names to me (all spelled correctly) so I can have a brass plaque made up to put under it as a reminder to me & all who see it of who the artists were who created this wonderful piece.
I especially want to thank Joe for his efforts in organizing this fun project. I enjoyed playing a part in it. It has whet my appetite for more carving & gilding.
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-dan
-------------------- Dan Sawatzky Imagination Corporation Yarrow, British Columbia dan@imaginationcorporation.com http://www.imaginationcorporation.com
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I'm still pinching myself here to make sure this isn't just a dream... OW! yup it's true it seems.
Anyone in the area (or passing through) is welcome to drop in and take a look at this beauty when it arrives here.
-dan
-------------------- Dan Sawatzky Imagination Corporation Yarrow, British Columbia dan@imaginationcorporation.com http://www.imaginationcorporation.com
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Oh! COME ON!!!( ) Like I need another reason to wish I was Dan?
But really, Congratulations! Someday I will find a way to visit! Awesome piece, great idea, beautiful execution! and just the right home!
-------------------- Mike Pulskamp Pulskamp Arts Sacramento, CA mpulskamp@earthlink.net Posts: 165 | From: Sacramento, CA | Registered: Dec 2002
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Yess it's a masterpiece,terrific,amazing... great works by great artists,what can i say more,i hold it and toutch it....and got the pic when it gone.....
I heard bye my spy that the next project for those who came in Quebec city,it's a team carving project about the (poutine) Quebec ..so who's gonna do the frenchfried and the cheese and also the gravy ...lol
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-------------------- Steven Girard steven@lettragesgirard.com
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Wow, that's awesome and I know Dan will dream up the perfect way to display it. Can someone give us some more details - size, materials, and who did what. Thanks.
-------------------- www.signcreations.net Sonny Franks Lilburn, GA 770-923-9933 Posts: 4117 | From: Lilburn, GA USA | Registered: Feb 1999
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After staring at this project for 7 months, I suppose I'm the one to answer Joey and Daves questions.
It started in Feb. when I asked ,on this bullboard,if there were any "heads" who wanted to make a small piece of this beautiful design.
To be brief, , the parts were cut from eastern white pine, (the letters were made from Everwood HDU)and sent to the suckers...... I mean voulinteers , who carved, painted and otherwise found a way to to represent each part of this beauty.
They were then assembled using a variety of standard construction methods and VWA LA!
It's 40"x40" and about3"+ deep. (the finials on the flags make it about 5"thick).
It will travel across Canada in the cabs of trucker friends of letterheads. How fitting!!!
The story of this piece was carried on national Canadian TV as an example of the finast of the work being done by the letterhead movement to preserve the traditional ART of sign making along with the efforts under way to preserve the surviving examples of the sign trade.
I feel blessed to have such wonderful friends who had the same dream as I and stepped up to "put their money where there mouths were". Your efforts have advanced the vision of this movement in ways that will be impossible to measure.
God bless you all, and those like you!!!!
Dan, Thank YOU! and ENJOY!
Joe, Makin Chips and Havin Fun!
-------------------- Joe Cieslowski Connecticut Woodcarvers Gallery P.O.Box 368 East Canaan CT 06024 jcieslowski@snet.net 860-824-0883 Posts: 2346 | From: East Canaan CT 06024 | Registered: Nov 2001
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Tony Potter Blind Mice and Company 3001 Bever Ave. SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 (319) 573-9001 www.blindmiceandcompany.com tonypotter@yahoo.com Posts: 209 | From: Cedar Rapids, IA | Registered: Nov 1999
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Congratulations Dan, I'm sooo jealous! (as many are) Wait til you see it for real...it's awsome. I'm happy for you and it's going to look great in your new showroom. P.S. We missed you in Quebec!
-------------------- Shirley Carron Black Sheep Designs 184 John St. N. Arnprior,On.,Canada shirleyc@magma.ca 613-623-7053 Posts: 503 | From: Arnprior, Ontario, Canada | Registered: Nov 2001
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, the parts were cut from eastern white pine, (the letters were made from Everwood HDU)and sent to the suckers...... I mean voulinteers 
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