Silver Lining Tattoo Studio

This one was a lot of fun- to get the specs out first and before I dig into ‘why’ it was fun: It’s carved from sign grade expanded PVC foam, with an inset of same but thinner material (the rays of the sun), and a bit of mirror acrylic, topped with black acrylic (the birds), and finally the cloud carved from HDU.

I was given a business card with graphics for this job, and I wasn’t going to settle for ‘close enough’. Ms. Des gave me latitude to do so understanding the difficulty in making that come to life (a drawing using pastel colors and differing line weights), but I felt this could really be done right, and stay in line with her overall theme. lock in step, in fact.

Then, there is the question of permitting in an area where sign permits are tricky- she had already likely used her square footage of sign space on the exterior of the building, but you want to know what she hadn’t used? An address plate! So, this sign, though smallish, serves primarily as an address plate and not an advertisement.

I had it all laid out and ready to go with the fabrication, but there was something missing… and then it occurred to me! The “Silver Lining” itself! And, paint wasn’t gong to get the job done- not at all… I wanted something that would POP, and the mirror did the trick!

Thanks, Ms. Des, for the opportunity to do this one!