No time to lose, some time freed up so back on the posts. Tonight’s topic brings yet another project. Unlike most of my projects, this one had a short execution time. Not by choice mind you, this was a direct result of losing track of the time. You would think with the relatively low amount of sleep these days I would be on top of things a little better but alas, not the case. To give myself a little credit I had been thinking about it for a couple of months trying to figure out the right medium to use for the build. Options included wood, plexiglass, patio bricks, drywall (trust me, I have PLENTY of that laying around these days), but all of those had an extended prep time. Time that was not in the budget. Then the shower moment hit me – matting would be perfect and provide an additional compositional element to the project. With that big decision over, all I needed to do was get the shampoo out of the hair and get to work… well later that day after work while Linda was at the dog club. That was actually another factor in the delay – she needed to be gone for awhile and I needed access to her boys.
The best part of this is I already had the materials. With all the photography projects over the years we have a good stock of mattes. A quick rifle through the pile found the perfect sheet. Linda was suppose to be gone for about 1.5 hrs which forced some design decisions on its own. I needed some letters I could freehand cut on the board. 10 minutes on Paint Shop Pro found a smooth cornered font that would do the trick. A few prints and the patterns were ready. For ease I just cut the letters out and traced them on the the back of the matte. With my favorite knife in hand I spent the next 20 minutes slicing through the matte.
There was also a need to have the letters stand on their own. A lunch brainstorming session came to the conclusion that electrical wiring would do the trick.. and yes, there just happens to be plenty of that laying around the house as well. The window of opportunity was slipping away, so a quick cut of the wire and some duct tape would have to do.
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