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That meet in Birmingham did wonders to rekindle my fires of creativity, and made me want to get back to doing the finer type of lettering and more "craftsman-type" signage.
I have a good customer who is doing an addition to his business, and wanted some real "folk-sy" and unique types of indoor signage for his store.
The top sign, I carved, ground and sanded 2" styrofoam to look like old logs, and painted them with acrylics. The sign was done on PVC, but painted to look old and worn, using a technique shown to me by Mark Fair. This sign panel was only a sample, to show him the effect (and to see if I could actually still pull it off). The final sign, may be MDO or .....?
The second sign was an old frame, rescued from a shed and restored, and a new sign inside, I painted for a sweet lady's restaurant I'm doing signs for.
I haven't done any signs like this, since I had that stroke, 2+ years ago, and it's been a lot of work, getting my old, worn-out body back in the groove again. Feels real good!! All Hand-lettered. They're out of order, but I'm sure youall can figure out, which goes where.
I want to thank Sam, Mark, Mike, Aaron, Craig, Nancie, Joe and all the rest of the gang at Birmingham, for getting me re-started. And thanks to Almighty God, first and foremost, for giving me the skills and talent to do it again.
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Looks great Dale! I know how you feel...I've been 'away' from signs for a few years now and am getting back into it again...and it does feel good! Just a suggestion...would you consider dry brushing some brown on the logs? They look a little char-broiled in the picture. I have done logs and tree branches before, the same way and find that by dry brushing a couple, or a few, shades of brown they really look like wood. I love your hand lettering.
-------------------- 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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Thanks for the tip, Shirley! I've not done very many logs, and am learning, mainly by looking at images on the web. I'll try your suggestions on future pieces.
When I showed it to my customer, he went wild! Said he wanted a bunch more, for different areas in the store, as the expansion/remodel progresses. So, I guess I'm in the right ballpark anyway.
-------------------- Dale Feicke Grafix 714 East St. Mendenhall, MS 39114
"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." Posts: 2963 | From: Mendenhall, MS | Registered: Apr 1999
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Dale ya just don't know how great it was to meet & see your past work at Birmingham, was greatly inspired & really wanted to talk more, but there was so much going on.
These new ones are outstanding ya didn't miss a beat , hope to see alot more.
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