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Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Gear Shifting Angel
My wife, Sharon, does not sleep like I do. She’ll read and get sleepy, become restless in an hour or two and be wide awake. She’ll watch TV for a while, then drop off to sleep again, but only lightly until a little before dawn exhaustion finally...
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
A few weeks ago, a woman with a small business located in a rural community about 15 miles from the shop called about doing some lettering and graphics for an existing monument sign on the property she had bought. After a short conversation, I told her that I would drive out...
Monday, November 12, 2012
Playtime with Paint
As you will see in the photos, my old brush kit isn’t getting much attention these days. But, from time to time a job comes along that, no doubt about it, just has to be done in paint. Such was the case recently when I was asked to paint a large...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
A carved eagle sign is restored to glory on a firehouse in Norwood, New Jersey.
The Back Story
For a couple of centuries the old Dutch Colonial home on Blanch Avenue in Norwood, N.J., was a familiar landmark to people who lived near it. Early on, it may have provided some...
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Sign shop creates playful yet effective liability sign
With some screen printing equipment, a Gerber IVB plotter and a small loan from his parents, Gary Johnson, owner of The Great American Sign Company, a full-service sign shop in Basking Ridge, N.J., started his sign...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
The inside scoop on an artistic sign project
Upon first glance, it might appear that the completed signage for my recent Curry Up Now project was the culmination of a straightforward design plan. While it is true that parts of the project are close to my original...