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Showing posts with label Mike Tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mike Tea. Show all posts
Friday, November 8, 2013
New Black Diamond Sign Close to Completion
I've been working for the past few weeks (months really, sorry Dennis ;-) on a new sign for Black Diamond, where I've proudly worked for nearly 20 years. Over the years I've done tables, signs, reception desks, etc. for the company and I'm excited to add this latest creation to the mix.
It doesn't look like 35+ hours of work to me but... that wee icon alone has over 43 FEET of welded and ground seams. Just sayin'...
After 2+ hours in the dental chair this morning (yes, I KNOW, nobody's fault but mine!), I got up and with some strong support from Mike, Rick and Juan, we put the new sign in place in its raw steel form, at least for a few minutes. Just had the B and the D in place for scale, today. But rest assured it WILL have the full name when it's done. Grin.
Now that I know it's going to work as intended, that it looks good in its place and that all the bits slide into their receivers easily, it's off to the powder coater on Monday. I'll post another shot here of the finished product in black & silver when it gets installed later this month.
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Saturday, January 19, 2013
MAKE. ART. NOW.
Well, it's been 26 daze since my last confession... Lot's of excuses, a few legit reasons, etc. Be that as it may, I'm BACK!
I recently posted about Neil Gaiman's MAKE. GOOD. ART. Reminds me of the phrase my good buddy Mike Tea likes to put out there in various guises. Words of wisdom indeed and less limiting than Neil's. Grin. So, even if you're not really that "good," I urge you (and so does Mike) to MAKE. ART. NOW. If not now, when? If not you, who?
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