Imagination Corporation
42392 Yarrow Central Rd. V2R 5E2 Chilliwack, BC, Canada

One of a kind gate! The sculpted dragon for the Copper Crown garden gate is coming along nicely. There are an unbelievable number of pieces now welded together with just the ears and wings to add before final assembly of the door. It is truly a one of a kind gate! http://www.imaginationcorporation.com///one-of-a-kind-gate

Dragon door upright It took a whole lot of effort to slide the steel Copper Crown garden door off the welding table and stand it up on end. This thing is HEAVY, even without the back panel of the door welded on and the boards inserted into the middle. All that weight won’t matter once it is mounted to its hinges and hung in place. We have built heavier ones in the past. It was great to finally get a good look at the dragon with the proper light shining from above. I welded about half of the rivets in place by myself but will need a helper for the balance. We have to leave the project aside while we take on some customer’s projects but it won’t be long until we complete it. Stay tuned http://www.imaginationcorporation.com//22/dragon-door-upri

A good head start It is always good to get a head start on a project. The many hundreds of scales are now securely welded to the long body of the dragon and I’ve begun work on the head at last. They say a good sculpture is best tackled by getting the eyes right from the start so I first welded two steel eye balls in place and worked from there. In a couple of hours it started looking a lot like a dragon head. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll finish it off. Stay tuned http://www.imaginationcorporation.com//16/a-good-head-start

Great memories! As we learn to cope with the current realities of COVID19 and the necessary restrictions it makes me so grateful for all we have been privileged to do in past years. My art career has allowed me to do countless fun experiences and visit so many places through the years. Our work has taken me to Dubai, the Caribbean, France, Japan, as well as countless trips across Canada and the USA. In the course of our projects I’ve sailed in cruise ships, tall ships, rode t...he rails in steam trains, and journeyed in land vehicles and airplanes of every description and size. My work has allowed me to gaze at so many natural wonders of this world, visit vast cities, tour incredible factories and witness so many amazing projects that simply defy description. Every experience and place has influenced me in profound ways and continually shape our projects. The current confinement makes me appreciate past journeys more than ever before. I look forward to travelling and experiencing many more wonderful places in the future but for this short duration I will be content with the memories of past adventures. http://www.imaginationcorporation.com//11/21/great-memories

Back in the saddle When COVID and the high waters of spring season hit I stopped riding my bike along the trails temporarily. Many sections of the trails along the river were closed due to flooding. Since then I got out of the habit of a good long ride each day. Later, the summer heat and business of our shop made it easy to just let it slide for a while. I still jumped on the bike for short trips in town but missed those longer rides along the river. Janis (and I) noticed th...at I was starting to get a little rounder shape of late and she encouraged me to get active once again. This morning I decided it was time to get back on the trail once more and headed down to the river for a twenty kilometre ride. It didn’t take long to get back in the groove and the scenery was as beautiful as ever, with the last of the fall colours on the trees. Since the salmon are spawning, the wildlife was plentiful as I blasted over the trails. I stopped just long enough to snap a picture of this eagle that was sitting in a tree less than 15 feet off the trail. It felt good to be back in the saddle once more! http://www.imaginationcorporation.com///back-in-the-saddle

Details, large and small We planned most of the exterior details of the Hazelnut Inn when we built the scale model and stuck faithfully to those original ideas. On the inside our journey has been more along the lines of we’ll figure it out as we go. We had a good idea what we wanted but hadn’t taken the time to plan it all out. Once we were underway Peter thought up the ideas faster than we could build them. Some details like this gable wall insert which will be sculpted to resemble brick are large, others are small, but every single feature is in service of the story. It is going to be a fabulous space from every possible angle! http://www.imaginationcorporation.com//details-large-and-s

All aboard! I’ve long loved trains. In fact, we have a 15 gauge train in progress (almost done) that runs around the perimeter of our property. Every grampa and grandchild should be so lucky! We are currently working on the preliminary plans for a similarly scaled railway for a customer. This gives me a chance to dive into train research in a big way which I love. I have a ton of books and some good friends in the industry. I love digging into the history as we create our st...ory. In this case we are considering a 2-6-0 Porter with a four wheel tender plus ten mining cars that will transport guests. While live steam would be awesome it isn’t practical for a theme park. This one will be battery power for silent and efficient operation. We’ll add the necessary sounds electronically. We are working with our friends at Hillcrest Trains once again to build the engine chassis and cars. We’ll build the train engine body. These talented folks helped us out with the pirate train for our Trinidad project a few years ago and did an awesome job! http://www.imaginationcorporation.com//20/11/14/all-aboard

36 sleeps to go! There’s only 36 more sleeps to go before Christmas. Today, Juniper asked when will we be putting up the giant Christmas wreath. With only 36 more sleeps there is simply no time to waste! We took our light display out of storage to check it over nd make sure every light was working. One string was faulty and I rushed to town to buy a replacement. Tomorrow, we’ll put it up on the front of our house and light it up or all to see. This is a year when we need LOTS of Christmas cheer! http://www.imaginationcorporation.com///19/36-sleeps-to-go

One dragon to go! This afternoon I welded on the very last of the scales to finish the dragon on the Copper Crown garden door. With the dragon now complete the door can come off the welding table as we can begin the final assembly. It was (as they often are) a much larger project than I imagined at the beginning but the end result was well worth the effort. We look forward to seeing it upright and soon hanging in it’s permanent home. Stay tuned http://www.imaginationcorporation.com//11/18/one-dragon-to

A few more scales The legs and feet of the dragon take the longest as they are welded bead after bead over bent pencil rod. Each foot and leg took a couple of hours of hot work to fashion. Today, I polished off the last of the four legs and did two batches of scales before quitting time snuck up on me. The dragon is looking pretty fine. Next week I’ll finish the scaled creature and then weld on the edges and back of the door, wedging in the planked middle section as I go. It’s going to be heavy lifting to swing it into place and I can hardly wait to see it between the two castle towers! http://www.imaginationcorporation.com//13/a-few-more-scales