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As we finish painting the sections of walls, one by one, we get to start hanging the eye candy that has been in progress in the studio since the beginning of the project. It is with great delight I work with the owners to hang each piece perfectly

I used hemp rope through an antique pulley to hang the barrel sign. I frayed and knotted the rope appropriately. While the sign was plenty secure I decided it needed a little more – just to be on the safe side

We are always on the lookout for new materials and new ways of doing things.

The barrel received the last of the sculpting epoxy today. I formed the woodgrain on each stave and added the faux metal bands to ‘hold’ it together. It is now ready for the painting and aging process.

The pub project is at a most challenging stage. So much is happening at once it seems. We are forced to constantly jump from area to area in order to stay out of other’s way