Buffing

The work on the roof is pretty much done. I think it needs some kind of plaque with the name of the place and a few other fripperies. I have spent a few hours sprucing up the sculpture. It was in some ways heartening to see how a few of the visitors concentrated their attention on the sculpture rather than the roof over it. With my own attention so much on the structural element the sculpture has taken a back seat for the past few months other than my efforts to get it secured to its newly made foundation. Now that it is sheltered from the elements it should gradually accumulate a more favorable patina as long as I keep paying it a little attention every now and then. It has now been given a stern buffing with some mild sanding and couple of grades of fine scouring pads. Then a liberal couple of coats of preservative with just a hint of reddish colour. Then more buffing with leather gloves and then just the bare hands.
A higher definition image than usual, so perhaps worth clicking on to zoom in.