In the Beginning.....

It all began back in early December.  The obsession developed as the whole project kept being interrupted with things.  Christmas was a big interruption but there were a lot of behind the scenes things that just didn’t make it happen. The biggest problem was that the maker really didn’t have a plan. Throw in a time when I wanted to just tear it apart and burn it did slow things down.

The design kept evolving and in this shot things were not attached as I was questioning the whole plan.

My original design started as four wide boards put into a box and every board had a twist in it making it appear to be a square wrinkled piece of pasta. I would never had put any shelves into the design and the weight would have been too much. Also it was so twisted that it would not of gone against the wall.

This is now all in the past.  I succeeded in getting all of the tops of the screws covered and mounted the backing. I was successful in putting on the wall with only a minor twist that required me to screw it to the wall. The one photo in the collage that I was going to have a short shelf in the middle.  I gave up some cash and bought another board to put there.

The whole piece is inspired by the woodworkers who create furniture with mixed hard woods. I was going to paint it gray at first but then the walnut and aspen woods had contrasting colors. The white pine isn’t ugly but normally we do stain it.  The oak paneling did reinforce my idea to leave it all natural. I realize that the obsessive project is replacing my need to get into the studio and start painting and drawing again. I guess it became an artistic sculpture.

It is on the wall and has been loaded down.  I do believe as time goes by the my dad’s two smaller trains will be combined and reduced in size so I can display more antique toys and things. The older engine on that train would never be pulling a car from Montgomery Wards.

Now that it is done, I need to move on to other things. Taking a jet to the south for some sun would be great but that isn’t going to happen,  I am going to consolidate the children’s toys now and make room for a place to put the rest of the Christmas decorations. I am going to clear all the mess from the shelf project and get my workspace opened up for the next inspiration.  As was said in one of the Star Trek movies, you all are now relieved from your duties of hearing about the past project.  I am relieved too that it is done.

Light snow today as we missed the major storm by two counties. It was good to not have that storm but feel badly about those in northwest Iowa and Minnesota. We completely melted off our snow and I got to wash the car and garage floor. The just above freezing temps seem warm compared to what we have had the past month.  Thank you for stopping by today.