last job for the year

before we ended the year deb and i had one last job to complete. the large timbers we have been collecting that will eventually be part of a new park and play area near the beach. 

for this project we got to hire and use a chainsaw to carve in features into some of the logs

all in a days work at the studio.

the side lane of our studio looks like a timber yard, with the large bits of tree set up. we also decided to make a small structure with scaffolding and tarps, so we have a less windy/sunny area for painting.

 

some of the timber is old jarrah so we have to use respirators when we are sanding the timber back.

the last thing we needed to complete before the holidays was adding a few spots of paint to the play area timber and to cover the tops of the benches with the high gloss paint.

 

we have highlighted the chainsaw cut areas with some of the high gloss paint to make the forms more interesting and playful.

under the tarp everything seems blue, but actually we are painting the top of the benches 2 different colours of blue. they are going to be great next sitting next to the beach.

all the paint will have about a month to fully cure and be ready for installation at the end of january. a nice project to end the year with, simple, hands on and for a client that is really easy to work with.

working with large timber

deb and i have a new public art commission on the go. it involves working with really large timber. we started by purchasing the long timber beam on the third shelf down in the above page from our favorite salvage yard. 

then the council we are working for donated 2 large bits of tree they had cut down to the project.

 

they are massive

 

here is s photo of me next to the timber to give you a sense of scale.

 

then we were at a timber yard one day and happened across this pile of large logs. it was our lucky day because we were able to buy the wood in the above photo for $50! bargain!

 

and finally we were able to pick up this lot of wood, from a person in my neighbourhood, who had a wood pile in the front yard. we arranged to pick through and take what we wanted for $100! 

now we have all this timber sitting int he side yard at our studio ready to for us to get started.

 

the job is due in January, and we need the side yard cleared by mid February for a function we are having at the studio, so Deb and I hope that in the next 22 days before christmas break we can get most of the work on these large bits of timber done

 

then we will be ready for install in January. more on what we are using the timber for as we work on the project.