It’s been super, mondo busy this year! We completed a 27 piece sculpture garden for St. Francis Children’s Hospital in Tulsa, OK in January. We are on the final phase of the UNC-CH Children’s Hospital sculpture garden- adding bees, 125ft of steel grass, and a sign. There is a chance that we may do another sculpture garden at the hospital if our proposal is accepted.

Our employee count is now at 5 which is crazy considering it was me and Casey for 5 years and we added the other 3 in 6 months. Speaking of adding, we are also doubling the size of our new shop in the next few months to accomodate more equipment and more workspace. We continue to add new critters to the lineup. An inchworm, snail, tree frog, and the bees are all new items.

Lastly, to wrap up this “toot your own horn” rant that seems to have spilled forth- we will be on Fox 8 WGHP today for a short clip about the shop. Also, check out next month’s Alamance Magazine for an article about us.

We have been super, mondo busy this year! We completed a 27 piece sculpture garden for St. Francis Children’s Hospital in Tulsa, OK in January.

We are on the final phase of the UNC-CH Children’s Hospital sculpture garden. We are adding bees, 125ft of steel grass, and a sign. There is a chance that we may do another sculpture garden at the hospital if our proposal is accepted.

Our employee count is now at 5 which is crazy considering it was me and Casey for 5 years and we added the other 3 in 6 months. Speaking of adding, we are also doubling the size of our new shop in the next few months to accomodate more equipment and more workspace.
We continue to add new critters to the lineup. An inchworm, snail, tree frog, and the bees are all new items.
Again, our most humble thanks to everyone who has helped us get to where we are now and where we are yet to go.
Thanks for reading!
Em

So the drama continues… it’s been quite a year! We come to work yesterday and go to load some material in our work truck-only it’s not there. Some time between 8pm and 7am someone highjacked our huge (think moving truck size) box truck from our new shop. We called the police who put out a bulletin for the truck but left us with little hope since it had been twelve hours since it was last seen. I called our insurance and they said I didn’t have theft coverage on the truck -WHAT?! not again… So, I commenced to praying- hard. “please bring our truck back, we can’t have another thing lost this year!

The phone rings. A man from Mckee foods (they distribute Little Debbie snack cakes) had found our truck! He had found the truck abandoned in their parking lot with the doors open and the lights on. The thieves had run out of gas about 10 miles from the shop. He found our insurance card in the glove box and called the insurance company. They said I had just reported it stolen and they gave him our number.

When we arrived, we brought that kind man a copper sun as a token of our thanks. He had charged the battery AND filled the cab with boxes of Little Debbies! We got the truck back just in time to make our deliveries for the day. God can work miracles if you let Him!

So all is well that ends well. On another note- we got another sculpture garden job at a new children’s hospital in Tulsa, OK. It is pretty similar to the UNC job except it’s on the ground! The catch is it has to be installed by the 2nd week in January for their grand opening. So we are some flower makin’ fools right now! I’ll post pics soon.

Hope everyone is well and is looking for the blessings in your life everyday!

Em

This Friday November 16th we will be in the Fox 8 WGHP “Roy’s Folks Craft Fair” at Providence Place in High Point. This is a televised event, so you may catch a glimpse of us on the morning or noon news. We will be bringing our copper ornaments, copper star tree toppers, and other copper wall decor. We will also have our giant box turtle “Henry” with us and maybe a large flower or two. The show runs Friday only and is from 6am to 6pm. We have to be up so early! But it has been a good show for us in the past. Also, all the proceeds from ticket sales go to Fox 8 Gifts for Kids.

Check it out if you can, it’s an awsome place to get unique and handmade Christmas presents from local artists. I think there will be a guitar maker, glass blower, several painters, photographers, potters, baked goods, and more! Last year we bought a hand made broom- doesn’t sound exciting but I love it. Who knew the real thing (ie straw) worked so much better? Ok so I’m easy to please. Anyway, everyone there has been featured on Roy’s Folks- so come out and shop local!

Thanks for reading!

Em

Well it’s been a long time coming, but we are officially up and running. We had an open house last week and did demos of the new equipment, which went prettty well. We are quoting a new hospital sculpture garden in Oklahoma, so hopefully we will begin to take off with our public art installations!

After the fire, Casey was able to go to Wheelwright Mass. and take a class from a master metal shaper named Fay Butler. Casey came back after a week of intense training with a whole new style of metal manipulation. He learned the art of shrinking and stretching metal, using a power hammer, and how to form complex curves. So what is his first creation going to be? A giant bumble bee! We will make a few for the last phase of the UNC hospital job. We are also gearing up for the Annual Roy’s Folks craft show Nov. 16th in High Point. This is a televised event with all the craftsmen who have been featured on Fox 8 WGHP. It’s good exposure and we will have to make something big and exciting to unveil. We will also begin selling our copper Christmas ornaments and copper star tree toppers.

We are very happy to be back- and busy. Please see the pics of the new shop! I’m sure the yard will begin filling up with giant bugs and flowers soon. Come by and see us,

Em