One day while working on the sculpture I realized that the base was too small. It needed to be slightly higher to give the princess a greater visual impact and it needed to be wider to protect her from people passing by and inadvertently bumping her. I decided to add a lower base piece, the same height as the top base piece but one foot wider on all sides. This would create a sitting ledge for children wanting the be near the princess.
Digging through the stack of wood inventory in my basement I found an old sheet of plywood that the developer had used for a sign when the neighbourhood was being developed. He had discarded it many years ago once the development was complete and I had dragged it into my basement for possible future use. It leaned against the wall doing nothing but collect dust for more than a decade, waiting to be called into duty. It was large enough to use for the sculpture's base and as a bonus, it had a map of the neighbourhood painted on one side. How symbolic! I took a permanent marker and drew a tiny sketch of the sculpture on the lot showing where our house was built, then made a note saying, "This is where the Paper Bag Princess Sculpture was created.
Digging through the stack of wood inventory in my basement I found an old sheet of plywood that the developer had used for a sign when the neighbourhood was being developed. He had discarded it many years ago once the development was complete and I had dragged it into my basement for possible future use. It leaned against the wall doing nothing but collect dust for more than a decade, waiting to be called into duty. It was large enough to use for the sculpture's base and as a bonus, it had a map of the neighbourhood painted on one side. How symbolic! I took a permanent marker and drew a tiny sketch of the sculpture on the lot showing where our house was built, then made a note saying, "This is where the Paper Bag Princess Sculpture was created.
I turned the board so that the map faced down, cut it to size then glued and screwed two by four boards around the edges. Someday, maybe far in the future, someone will be moving the sculpture, tip the base onto its side and discover the map and note written on the bottom. I love the hidden message.
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