Base coating of concrete July 20, 2010

Made some progress on the sculpture, have filled in all the bad areas with new cement, patched the holes that were made and made repairs to the many cracks. Working on a new finger, now have to let the cement cure and then start up with the Super-krete applications. Nothing can stop us now!

FIRST CONCRETE POUR

Up to now all the work has been in preparation so that the actual reconstruction could actually begin. Today was mixing concrete to remedy the problems on the base and these pictures show the area that I was able to work on. The sculpture looks pretty big and it is. I do not like heights but feeling quite comfortable climbing up and down the small ladder. Next week doing some patching. Next Thursday the media are coming in to take a look! Have to put on a big smile.

CANADA DAY AT THE DBG

Bonnie and I had a full fun packed day at the Devonian Botanic Garden, participating in our second Canada Day with them. It was a grand day and we had our tent canopy along with several other artists. Ours was one of the busiest with kids and adults alike sanding soapstone hearts for pendants. Promoted upcoming soapstone carving classes and even make a few sales of sculptures. All in all, it was a success and we all had a good time. Thanks to the help of all the great help from the staff of the Devonian Gardens - we really appreciated their efforts!!