It's Finished!

We finally started assembling the pieces to the fountain today. The top is just amazing with all 4 seasons painted on the ceramics. The water feature on top is just perfect, and worked beautifully.

Each side represents a season, and this is the summer side.

Everyone had a hard time deciding which side they liked the best.

I loved the fall colors myself.

Dean Saether, our Ceramic Arts Director at iLoveToCreate was so excited, and was happy to pause a moment for a photo opportunity before we lovingly placed it into a crate and sent it on it's merry way to Kansas City for the 2009 CCSA Convention and trade show on Friday.

I hope to have some better pics of the finished piece soon, and I'll post them for all to see.

Woooohoooo! Way to go, Design TEAM!

The Ceramic Fountain Saga continues....

The Duncan Ceramic Fountain is still being assembled in the iLoveToCreate design studios, and we are getting close to being finished. The four faces of the seasons were glued to the crown today. These plates are absolutely breathtaking and the artist who painted them is Suzie Shinseki. Her artistic designs never cease to amaze me.

Another of our designers, Cheryl Ball painted the fountain title, "For Everything There is a Season." Her skills as a decorative painter are fabulous, and she's fast, too!

The brains & brawn of the operation is Sam Carter, one of our talented graphics designers. He is also a skilled cabinet maker, and has built a beautiful column as the foundation and also assembled the ceramic pieces and fountain. Believe me, this has been a team effort.

Here are some more shots of the fountain in progress...




Tomorrow is the final day for the fountain to get ready and ship to the CCSA Convention in Kansas City. Sam will be building a crate to house the fountain, and the delicate packing will take place. But not before Scott has a chance to get some photography of our piece of art. I can't WAIT to see it all together!

And the saga continues....