February 2017 6
Silver Skate Wrap Up
Here are some final photos that didn’t make it into the previous posts.
Pathways — The Final Shots
One of the most common things that we heard all weekend was “this is Canada” or “that’s the maple leaf”. It seemed that young and old instantly recognized the Maple Leaf that was the backdrop of our sculpture. We very very happy with how the Maple Leaf turned out. Even though the weather played havoc […]
Day 3 – The Final Countdown
Well, after last nights’ late late night, we were back at the site shortly after 9:30am. We discovered that our portable generator was taken away. Apparently, they and the chainsaws were supposed to be pulled at 2pm yesterday. Wow, were we ever lucky that they didn’t follow that rule yesterday. Although there was plenty that […]
Long Day 2
As the title says, day 2 was a long one. We finally quit for the day after 16 hours at the site at 2:30am. It was a very productive day and we found all the key elements of the sculpture. We still have some major parts to finish and are heading back up this morning […]
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