Building a Better Neon Desert: Final

Neon Desert has now come and gone. The first year went down in the record books as a huge success! There were about 11,000 who attended the Neon Desert Music Festival!  The bands killed it, the weather permitted, the artist threw down, the people were feelin' it, and our sign was a focal point of the festival! 

People seemed to really enjoy a "transformed" El Paso! A number of people at the festival kept saying, "It doesn't feel like we're in El Paso."  The event livened up Downtown! El Paso needs a signature event such as this! You could compare this event to a "Small-Scale" Austin City Limits, or Lollapalooza. Hopefully, this event will enrich El Paso's culture for years to come!

If you missed us at the festival, don't worry, "La Parada" is coming up soon!  You can catch us this upcoming Friday at the San Carlos Building in Downtown, El Paso!

Check out the final process of building this 24' x 8' x 4' sign created from wood!  Lots of Gifs in this one! We have more projects coming up, so check back periodically!

Thanks to everyone who put in hard work to make this festival possible!  Good to see old friends together again!  There has been a movement starting in El Paso. This is the beginning!  All good things take patience and hard work!

Here are some fitting quotes to start this post off:

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

- Theodore Roosevelt

Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
- Sam Ewing

Do not hire a man who does your work for money, but him who does it for love of it.
- Henry David Thoreau

Enjoy!

One letter left to frame out!

The framing of one letter, from beginning to end!

Kim Sullivan cutting the studs for the framing of the letters!

All letters framed out!

Miss Maggie Sully measuring it up!

 Nice fit!

Doin' work! Boxin' it up!

 Yo!

 Drill 90! That's what's up!

Werc and Gera primering, and LJ Shamaley chaulking!

Almost complete!

Complete! Success! 

Adios! Till next time Neon Desert!

Special Thanks to Maggie and Kim Sullivan, LJ Shamaley, Nicole Ingraham, and David Beck for helping with this intense project!

Need something built out of wood? Let us know! We can build numerous objects such as Dog Houses, Decks, Pergolas, Greenhouses, Tree Houses, Skate Ramps, Signs, Sheds, Tables, Stages, and Sculptures!  Contact: chucofresh@gmail.com