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City of Gig Harbor
9608 Address Sign
Commissioned residential address sign for placement along client’s driveway entrance. Stainless steel, rebar, enamel paint (with red oxide primer). Width = 14 in. (Letters are cut through stainless steel plate, black-painted stainless sheet welded in place behind.)
JayRay Sign
Lobby sign for design/ad agency in Tacoma, Wash. Stainless steel, acrylic lacquer paint. 28in. x 38 in. x 7 in. deep. Letters “ADS & PR” are sandblast-stenciled onto curved and textured surface. Individually-cut “JayRay” letters are highly polished stainless on layered on top of a circle of textured, painted 1/8 in. stainless sheet, layered on top of the base.
Bonney Lake Sign: Madrona Park
Bonney Lake Sign: Ken Simmons Park
Bonney Lake Sign: Cedarview Park
Allan Yorke Park
Set of four entry signs for Bonney Lake, Wash. Parks Dept., featuring their flying ducks logo. Each sign is 5 ft. wide, 10 in. thick. Stainless steel and painted mild steel.
Northwest Passage
Community entry sign, Gig Harbor, Wash. Painted steel.
Wendy Roush Sign Interior
Wendy Roush Sign Exterior
Sign for exterior wall of accountant’s office, Tacoma, Wash. Stainless steel, bronze. 30 in. wide. This project also included an interior sign, shown next.
Clarity
Personal sign, a gift from a husband to his wife, expressing a word which has deep meaning for them… Stainless steel and bronze. 16 in. wide x 1 in. deep. (Letters are cut through stainless steel plate, bronze sheet welded in place behind.)
Studio of Aaron Barr
Art studio wall sign, commissioned as a gift from artist’s girlfriend. Patinated bronze and stainless steel. Width = 28 in. x 1-1/4 in. deep. Sign imitates artist’s jewelry-making style.
Sunrise Sign close detail
Sunrise Sign side angle
Sunrise Sign
Community entrance sign. Individually cut stainless steel letters and sun. Mounted on brick-veneered vertical concrete block slab. Manchester, Wash.
Airstream association sign
Sign for lobby of Airstream trailer owner’s association club hall, in Olympia, Wash. Stainless steel and oxidized steel, 36 in. diameter. This project also included a 50 in. wide stainless steel sign with the organization’s slogan inscribed, see below.
Airstream Club Slogan Sign
Furstholm residence
Residential sign placed in brick wall near driveway gate. Antique brass-plated steel, sheet brass. Ht. = 24″.
Glock-Jackson-sign
Sign for residential driveway entry. Stainless steel and bronze. 14 in. x 28 in. x 2 in. thick (plus 18 in. legs set in concrete, underground). Olalla, Wash.
(Letters are cut through stainless steel plate, patinated bronze sheet welded in place behind.)
Hemingway quote
A commissioned sign for a writer’s office. Stainless steel, ht.= 22 in. (Letters are cut through stainless steel plate, black-painted stainless sheet welded in place behind.)
Packrat logo
The famous Peter Packrat logo, in stainless steel and bronze, glass beads. 6 in. width.
Spirit of Life
Wall-mounted logo for Spirit of Life Church, Port Orchard, Wash. Stainless steel. 9 in. wide. Cut from 3/16 in. and 1/8 in. stainless steel plate.
Power Studies corp. logo
Business logo sign for office. Stainless steel, painted mild steel. Width = 32 in.
Power Studies corp. logo - side
Power Studies corp. logo - from distance
Kitsap Chiropractic
Mirror sign for lobby wall of chiropractor’s office in Port Orchard, Wash. Client’s logo expressed in stainless steel, oxidized steel, bronze, and mirror glass. 40 in. x 30 in. x 2 in. deep.
Terry Marks Design
Stainless steel sign with client’s logo in cut black vinyl, for lobby wall of design firm in Seattle, Wash. 18 in. x 14 in. (This is two views of the same sign.)
Walter curb sign
This residential name and address sign is designed for curbside placement near driveway entrance. Background is 3/4 in. thick marble slab surrounded by stainless steel. Legs are also of stainless steel, designed to be placed in a hole with a bit of inexpensive ready-mix concrete, for security. Wide choice of colors available for background marble. Size when installed = 14-3/4 in. x 36 in. tall overall (less 18 in. sunk into ground) x 7 in. deep.
Wynsong
Stainless steel/oxidized steel eagle mounted on redwood slab. Width = 36 in.
Live!
These desktop signs were ordered as a gift for a friend. 10 in. x 4 in. x 3 in. tall, stainless steel. (Letters are cut through stainless steel plate, black-painted stainless sheet welded in place behind.)
Madrona Bluff
Stainless steel and redwood driveway entry sign. 36 in. width.
Sam’s garden
Memorial sign for a beloved cancer-stricken child’s favorite garden. Stainless steel, 10 in. x 7.5 in., 40 in. legs (to sink into ground.) Located at Key Center library in Wash.
Sansen name sign
Residence exterior wall sign featuring pet black German Shepard. Stainless steel, enamel paint. 18 in. wide. (Letters are cut through stainless steel plate, black-painted stainless sheet welded in place behind.)
Sugar’s Shack
Commissioned as a gift from a husband to his wife. 16 in. wide wall sign. Stainless steel, black enamel. (Letters are cut through stainless steel plate, black-painted stainless sheet welded in place behind.)
Patriots Landing
Relief sculpture of American flag logo and lettering cut from 3/16 in. thick stainless steel plate. 6 ft. wide logo sleeve is mounted on vertical slab of black-painted concrete. Letters have rods welded to back, matching holes are drilled in slab, letters are epoxied in place.
Patriots Landing - Distant
Patriots Landing - Interior
Quail Park
Painted Steel.
Speakeasy
Window sign for Tacoma art gallery and club. Letters cut from silver-painted car hoods, mounted on stainless steel sheet and wood. 7 ft. wide.
Silver Spur
Entry sign for RV resort near Ellensburg, Wash. Oxidizing steel letters and stainless steel spur logo in relief applied to existing 42 ft. wide sign base. Two-sided. Installed at site by Sunburst crew.
Silver Spur - side
Silver Spur - Close
Tacoma Land Co. booth signs
TLC needed several signs to promote their various RV resorts at shows. Made from weathered barn planks and rusty sheet steel for a rustic effect. -Also with stainless steel and bronze. Each approx. 42 in. wide.
Tacoma Land Co. booth signs
Tacoma Land Co. booth signs
Tacoma Land Co. booth signs - closeup
Walking Sun Farm
Hanging sign for large archway over farm entrance in Eastern Wash. Painted steel, stainless steel, 48 in. wide.
103
Address number sign, cut from 1/4 in. thick stainless steel. Holes drilled in rock match stainless steel rods welded to back of numbers, epoxied into place.
103 sign-only
The Kennedy’s
Exterior wall-mounted residence sign for Naval Officer’s home. Depicts his ship, the USS Tisdale. 25 in. x 10 in., stainless steel.
Dr. H.C.Heim
Painted steel, stainless steel, 8ft. wide. Tacoma, Wash.
The Ridge
Community entrance sign. Logo cut from steel plate, enamel painted, with curve to match existing wall’s curve. Gig Harbor, Wash.
Molly Ward Gardens
Gourmet restaurant and gardens entry sign, incorporating the Molly Ward Gardens logo. Poulsbo, Wash.
Ebb Tide
Privadas
Entry sign for resort/condominium complex in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Individually cut letters are 28 in. high, stainless steel.
Privadas - close up
Heronwood
Painted steel lettering, 3/16 in. thick.
Artful Life
Whimsical assemblage of old metal parts to create sign letters for art gallery/boutique in Olympia, Wash.
Sea Fox
Sea Fox community entrance sign. Individually cut stainless steel letters. Cromwell, Wash.
Emerald Bay Yachts
Sign for yacht broker in Gig Harbor, Wash. Client wanted a power boat and sailing vessel incorporated into design. This design was also then used for client’s logo.
Emerald Bay Yachts - In shop
Emerald Bay Yacht - Motorboat
Emerald Bay Yacht - Sailboat
Emerald Bay Yacht sign - night
Bonney Lake Park & Ride
Two-sided entry sign created for Pierce Transit Park and Ride at Bonney Lake, Wash. includes two ducks which refer to the city’s logo. Stainless steel cap on top of 8 in. thick black-dyed vertical concrete slab. 10 ft. wide, overall. (See Murals section on Sculptures page for other works created for this project…)
Broadway Center for the Performing Arts
Set of three signs for The Broadway Center Theater District. All stainless steel, transparent acrylic lacquer paint.
Broadway Center - Three Theaters
Broadway Center - Rehearsal Hall
All-Star Guitar
Logo for guitar store and music academy in Gig Harbor, Wash. Cut from 3/16 in. stainless steel and silicone bronze plate. Width = 32 in.
Freedom Ford
Lobby sign for Ford dealership in Toronto, Canada. 6 ft. wide, all stainless steel, transparent acrylic lacquer paint.
Freedom Ford - close
In studio. Sign was shipped in two halves
Freedom Ford - close 2
Close-up view of texturing.
Grange logo
Wall-mounted relief. 20 in. x 20 in. x 1-1/2 in. deep. Cut from 3/16 in. stainless steel plate. For Olalla, Wash. Grange Hall.
KK Ranch
Free-standing entry sign mounted on large boulder. 32 in. wide x 1-1/2 in. thick. Cut from heavy stainless steel plate.
KK Ranch sign with horses 2
Maple Creek Sign
This project consisted of two signs, one on each side of entrance street. Letters are individually cut from 3/16 in. thick stainless steel plate, with attachment rods welded to back. Width = approx. 9 ft. Gig Harbor, Wash.
Maple Creek Sign 2