Friday, May 23, 2008

INSTALLING THE NEON SIGN

Precious cargo

installing with crane

sign and new storefront coming together

Gather lit north side

Gather lit south side

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

NEON SIGN - progression

Here is a shot of the steel sign being handcrafted

One will never see the inside of this sign again

Here is the lettering pattern for the shaping of the neon tubes

A few of the skilled craftsmen who helped to create the Gather sign

 so exciting to go from paper to steel and paint and next the neon tubes

Gather renovations 4

Today 5/19, the windows were installed

So happy to have large window

view from inside Gather looking out, through the new windows

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Gather renovations 3

The store front work begins

View looking out to the street, through the large window space

Stella and Gather

Something is going on at Gather

Late night mystery artist

Gather renovations 2

My contractor Matt Cary - yeah!!
dry wall up, half wall being built

Artist Liz Walsh, coming by to check out the renovations


Some late nights spent painting the ceiling

now we need to paint that ducting
and get those lights hung

The beginning of Gather and the start of the renovation


This is a picture of Pet Elegance, 
the business occupying the space prior to my signing the lease. 
Here is a view of the space from across the street,
between Columbia City Bakery and Bob's Meat Market

Inside of Gather, beginning of remodel
installing wood floors
Wood floors and plywood on the walls