61/365 That’s why we’re called “Guinea Pigs”!
Saturday, March 1st, 2008The Guys from Texas (Larry Osborn & Jon Fish) have designed a new, quarter-inch scale workshop , and it’s time for TGFTGP (The Guys From Texas Guinea Pigs) to give it a trial run. We Guinea Pigs are close to the “mixed lot” they will encounter when they *take this show on the road* – none of us are newbies/beginners (fair enough, as beginners should not sign up for Intermediate or Advanced classes!), but there’s an array of confidence levels & skill levels, personality types and dexterity challenges (hehe- the latter would be. . .me.)
“Casa Abuelita” (Grandma’s House) is a Santa Fe style adobe dwelling with wonderful “Saltillo tile” accents in the ramada/courtyard, “ceramic tile” accents in the kitchen area and vigas (ceiling beams), plus the new (and Really Cool!) adobe technique which The Guys have developed. The Casa is designed to be a 1 1/2 day workshop; we’re going to be testing the timing. (With a TGFT workshop, you don’t have to test for design glitches! Everything slides ‘magically’ into place and the final look is fantastic!)