So Many friends, so little time.
Hosting a Meet is an Exhillerating experience, an opportunity of fellowship amoungst kindred spirts in which Ignites the Imagination and lifts one's soul skyward.
This years Meet started off the Saturday before the meet with a little Storm relief for Don Coplen, and wrapped up the Wednesday after the meet with John Lennig, a total of 12 days of Letterheads at Percell Signs. Meet attendance was around 80 heads, 3 nieghbors, and of coarse as always 2 customers who couldn't resist stopping by, and 3 pets, one consisting of Scotty the Wonder Dog. The entire Community watches with facination each year and is a topic of conversation year round.
This journey is unique unlike anything else one might attempt to do in our craft, due to the diversity of each individual spirt, and the mixing of Friends and Craft, in which encompasses my whole life making all of the hard work ahead of time emotionally rewarding beyond any words I might Articulate.
I'm Honored to say that the guests at our meets over the years have been responsible for helping start new sign shops, expanding the horizons of so many more with the education that the seasoned pro's have hand down so graciously, and lauched the career's of so many young talents of tomorrow, all from small little shop in the outskirts of Petaluma California, thanks to our friends known as Letterheads & Pinheads.
Shots by Dawn Ellis
| SCOTTY
the WONDERDOG |
A
sacrificial Bike to Stripe Frank wants to Play! |
| Frank
Magoo with Spectators |
Frank
Magoo with Spectators |
| Frank
Magoo |
Fernando
Ocampo & "Big" John Long |
|
Nancy Bloom & Gail Peabody Glass Gilding |
| Rapid Ray Rheaume |
Robin
Sherrard & John Arnott |
| Kent
Smith Smith Sign Studios |
Gary
Erickson, Si Allen, & Don Coplen |
| Kristi
Percell |
MicroMeet
2003 Panel By Robbin Sharrard |
| Ron
Ballew & John Yarnell |
Todd
& Ron |
| Si
Allen, Frank Magoo, & Don Coplen |
Todd,
Rey Rheaume, & Dave Grandstaff |
| John "Signs
Rider" Lennig |
.
Shots by Fernando Ocampo
| Judi
Smith & Ron Percell Reviewing Quikprice |
Kent
Smith at 1:30 am Waiting for Ron & Judi |
| Kent
Smith, John & Nita Arnott |
Kent
Smith, Ron Ballew, & Alyssa Percell |
| Ron
Ballew of ArBee Lines |
Si
Allen |
.
Shots by Kim Zannetti Purcell
| Kent Smith working
on some Micro Letters |
| Al
Zanetti Initials for Kim & Clay Purcell |
Frank
Magoo |
| Franciso
Vargas |
Rapid
Ray Rheaume |
| Si Allen &
Kim Zanetti Purcell |
.
Shots by Ron & Kristi Percell
| Kent
Smith & Rapid Ray Rheaume |
Patrick
Smith on Accordian |
| Yarnell,
Frank Maeson & Gary Erickson |
John
Yarnell, a Panel from Larry White's "Acid Jam" |
| Patrick
Smith music for all ages |
Warren
Percell Rick Sacks |
| Sid |
Nancy aka "Bloomer" |
| Kent
& Judi Smith Ron Percell |
Nancy,Marrilynn, Sid & Heady |
| MicroMeet
2004 Letterhead Lunch |
Gary
Rhodes Francisco Vargas |
| MicroMeet 2004 |
.
Shots by Si & Marti Allen
| Micro
Lettering by Si Allen |
Warren
Percell, Nancy, & Marrilynn |
| Frank
Magoo with Spectators |
Frank
Magoo with Spectators |
| Latest
Truck Lettered at Percell Signs |
Panel
Jam Area Pinheads & Letterheads |
| Kristi
Percell |
Warren
Percell,Nancy, Marti Allen |
| Fernado
Ocampo & Rick Sacks |
Portfolio
Drawing Board |
Panels
|
Jerry Barlow |
| John
"Signs Rider" Lennig |
Rapid
Ray Rheaume |
| Demo
on Embossed Raised By Frank Magoo |
Group
panel inspired by Fernado Ocampo |
Thanks to all for coming, and for those who couldn't make it, we hope to see you next year, or at one of our upcoming workshops in the near future.
Ron & Kristi Percell
Special Thanks!
Micro Meet Staff:
Kiersten, Alyssa, Candy, Connie, Fernando Ocapampo, Robin & Melinda
Sherrard, Don Coplen, Kim & Clay Purcell.
North California Honory Staff:
Rick & Megan Sacks
Mid California Honory Staff:
Gary Erickson & Gail Peabody
Southern California Honory Staff:
Si & Marty Allen
Special Guest Stars:
Kent & Judi Smith
Come to Califoria, It's more than just a vacation, hope to see you soon!