This is a great picture. It shows the ceiling in different stages of completion. On the upper ceiling the base color of blue can be seen. On the lower panels to the right, the stenciling is visible in an almost finished state. The Restoration committee has chosen the idea of making the great arches that adorn our ceiling more dramatic through the painting technique of 'graining'. This is the process of applying paint, and stain in such a way that the result looks like natural wood. In the forefront the arch is covered in the base coat of paint, and in the background Henry, Brett, and Patrick can be seen applying the stain. Having been up there to see the result I can assure you that it really does look like natural wood, and it is a dramatic change.

For the better.

Restoration project 8-27-07

My apologies to all. There have been some difficulties both technical and personal that have prevented my updating this blog much in the month of august. As you can see a lot of work has been done since the last posting. A color has been chosen for the ceiling and stencil we are very excited to have our new ceiling done in blue tones. Rich browns and earth tones in the stencil will add to the beauty of our new ceiling.

Our window contractor has been busy as well. The rose window stained glass has been totally removed and they are hard at work painting the exterior.

Restoration 8-5 -07

While we were worshiping outside. The lord was at work in His house.

Restoration 8-4 -07

Images of restoration.

<------ is that Neil or Joanne?

Restoration 8-3 -07

This week ended with our Ceiling being reborn. With a coat of primer covering all of the plaster work we finally can get a feel for what a new ceiling will look like with one uniform color.

restoration 8-2-07

While Henry and his crew were busy with the final coat of plaster and preparations for paint, volunteers from the church got busy also. Dennis Kirby and Matt Gardner were sent up into the rafters to create a catwalk for future maintenance projects. A small door was installed above the balcony to provide access. Many thanks to these guys for a hot, dirty afternoon given for a good cause.

restoration 8-1-07

My apologies to all of you that have been checking into the blog to chart the progress of our progress. A killer final week in Spanish, and some technical problems with the church camera combined to create silent week. Although the blog was silent, the project continued on its scheduled pace. Henry and his crew have started filling in the patches with the finish coat of plaster, and we are getting ready for the primer coat of paint.