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 .     

kayak trip to Blue ridge resivoir . rain of shine

 anybody-else see the rock face /

 now?

 this place is crazy cool way to spend the day . this is Saturday . perfect weather all day

 this was Thursday and part of Friday . snow  & frozen rain .  no stopping the strong. we had to stay at the campsite 

due to no fire restrictions .  this was a great well maintained site 

 at 8000 plus elevation it feels like your on top 

 of course we made a day trip to Winslow az .  other than this corner.  THERE IS NOTHING. 

 found the end of the reservoir.  

 the famous My SISTERS CLOSET  asked me to come up with eye catcher for  there main office
is due to be changed out in 2 yr. period.  

 using .080 aluminum with  full color vinyl graphics  for back ground and cut out shape logos  i came up with a

fun way incorporate the x4 store logos and sneak in some advertising . 

 got it done for under a grand and looked perfect to its final days .