Sunday, October 30, 2011

Lazy Dog whirligig + Vollis Simpson Museum.Park Project

Item: The Fox & Dog #4 whirligig is done and sure enough - "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" on this porch item. That phrase has every letter in the alphabet and useful as a keyboard exercise. It's on http://www.whimsytwo.etsy.com/ for sale and now at the Wilson Arts Council gift shop. Not found in stores - not two alike - not seen on TV - supply is limited. There are two sides to the story and on one side is the fox and the dog on the other side of the fan post.
Preparations are underway for the Whirligig Festival coming up in Wilson Nov. 5-6 and this cross beam is part of the fifty footer called "V Simpson" which itself is fifty feet in the air on a post. This part of the whirligig fits cross ways on that piece an is another 35 feet wing span.
Another Vollis Simpson whirligig has arrived at the shop and it's the "Dive Bomber Duck". Here is the sheet metal roof and cross beam plastered with more reflectors for night time viewing. this makes about 12 that are in the building plus about 50 or so of the smaller ones that are seen on the left.

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