Quest opened this issue on Jan 01, 2005 ยท 13 posts
Quest posted Sat, 01 January 2005 at 5:49 PM
Artnik, Im in New York which is not that much different than Chicago. LOLyes Chohole, its the crackI mean craic that brings me here, its great to be a part of this wonderful community. About the sign: I knew in my mind the message that I wanted to convey; a receptive meet of Bryce artists always at the ready to help and I knew that I wanted to put that message on an old time establishment hanging sign but didnt know exactly how I would arrange it into such a small compressed area. To get a clearer image of what I wanted, I researched signs and hanging signs on the Internet and came across a pub sign bearing this old Irish Gaelic cd mile failte (100,000 welcomes) and I immediately thought how quaint and felt that was the essence of what I wanted. And what else would fit through such a small unreachable opening on the side of a tall building but a wee leprechaun or elf? Im not Irish but one of my best friends, a 62 230lb. hulking, scrapping and brawling Irishman with children with names that are strikingly Irish; Sean, Patrick and Kelly, back in the early 90s, we used to hang together all the time, sometimes for weeks at a time in a small Irish enclave in upstate New York called Loch Sheldrake where we drank a lot, told jokes and listened to Irish music. Aye, a fine time was had by all. Thanks everyone, enjoy the tribute and a happy New Year to you too Drawbridgep. 8^D