HOPPIN JACKS RESTAURANT  At the Camelback Inn
this was a personal creation they allowed me to do site unseen.   the need  was for a graphic that had the "aged" appearance fro the start. 
 waterjeted  Cold rolled steel  graphics . rust within days  stud mounted for dimension.
untreated squared tubing post.  rust.
treated ceader dowled  backing  .  roughed up edges & drilled wormholes

6 Foods That Fight Pain | Yahoo! Health

6 Foods That Fight Pain | Yahoo! Health   
this is a lot of good information in one place .  in my first 40 i fell down from playing around about every day (still do) in this 40 it is time manage the damage .  jamming ibuprofen in your grill just makes it worse ( see Charles Barkley)  especially  if your a drinker.
the turmeric is the real deal.

this is my dog buddy.  we were driving together in traffic for about 10 miles . 

fire fly race 2012

this sea of illumination is one man in a light suit .

lit and ready to go in downtown phoenix

cool guys wear black socks

did the desert dualathlon couple weeks ago.  this is a bitch of an off road runs(2) 30 mile bike   prepared my self for the cold weather with my dine dri fit socks 

Arizona Biltmore

this project involved a 30 yr old custom "v" shaped marque sign at the entrance of famous Arizona Biltmore .   Some time the previous evening  a truck plowed into and destroyed 1/2 of the the wall .  due to the history of the monument the Biltmore wanted to replicate the damaged section to MATCH the surviving half..    The biggest obstacle would be the pan channel illuminated lettering .  they are fabricated from copper  and allowed to  Naturally  patina.  the task was to match the 30 yr. process now.   and stay consistent in the future .                  

THE HISTORY OF AN ENTRANCE

for some reason i am always taking pictures of either doors or  gates 

did the seaworld thing

llook out behind you!!

 this guy was stuck here for a while . when he finally busted out there was some cheering ....

ii have had days like this 

now this is is a vending machine !!    at our hotel near old italy .

stainglass look without cost or hassle

  my good friends at the Arizona Biltmore  wanted to give there fine restaurant Frank & Albert s more of a presence on the exterior of the building . here we have x2 illuminated wall signs facing the main entrance and x1 facing the main pool and courtyard.  i wanted to give a classical stain-glass look to fit in with the AZB  architecture. the dimensional look is created by routing out (black acrylic) the "FRANK& ALBERTS and the boarder line that intersect the colors .  translucent vinyl was used for the colored areas to keep the colors true at night.                         

design for sante healthcare

 here are the x2 setups developed from the input of the customer and the surrounding options  

here are the materials being used on site

for the last couple of years i have been collecting images of different materials & images to use in custom full color projects.  now with this project and a few others i decided to incorporate the actual materials being used at the  actual site . here is the finished product .