The Mountain Lake Public Library’s new sign
Project blog by: Artist SammyJo Miller
April 7, 2025
Hello readers!
This new project is funded by a private donor for the Mountain Lake public library. Design began earlier this year. I worked directly with Midway Iron and Metal Supply of St. Cloud, MN. The process requires some math and geometry skills. Then the plans are sent to Brian at Midway and he prepares the design for plasma cutting. The images featured are parts of that collaborative effort.
April 9, 2025
Today I made the journey to St. Cloud to pick up the metal from Midway. They were very friendly and helpful, loading all the metal into my vehicle for me. It was a great opportunity to say hi to the people I have been communicating with via email, and touch base about other projects in the works.
Work started as soon as I returned to the studio, it was time to prepare the workshop for the painting process.
April 15, 2025
All 5 metal pieces have been primed with 2 coats. The priming process is not as easy as spray and go, first the metal needs to be throughly cleaned and dried. If you skip this step the paint will crackle when you apply it to the metal. Looks like we are good to go, crackle free and ready for paint
