Keeping my sanity in the "off season"

Reality is, weather is the enemy up here for 6 months of the year. We live for summer, waiting through the winters and it's all over so quickly. So this year I thought I would get a little more serious about painting. I have taken to airbrushing and a bit of pin striping and can waste entire weekends in the painting shack. I'm no pro, but it has become quite addictive, and I really enjoy being able to escape into my humble settings and just create.
As projects go, this one was over the top. My husband and I decided to renovate our garage, with the hopes of starting our own business. The old shop was, well, old. Dark, dingy and covered in 4" spikes that worked like makeshift hooks, housing anything from saw blades to hand tools. It needed some love to say the least.

 So there you have it, a crappy old space, working with what we had. It was time to get serious. So we started by gutting it and starting over. Of course function was important to us too, as a welding shop, there is a ton of hazards to take into account, so having metal sheeting go 5 ft high relieved us of that concern.

Now for some color. How about a flame job around the perimeter of the exterior walls?

Of course no flame painting is complete without pinstriped edges to complete the look,  so my hubbie took to the striping, wielding his mighty sword and following me along the entire garage walls.

As for the rest, well the devil is in the details. Two days spent painting the logo on the main wall, as well as painting the light sockets and electrical outlets. My feet were so sore after standing on the ladder for so many days, but we are just so damn proud of how it turned out. I am glad to say it is finally over and we are excited to start building all sorts of wild bikes (and maybe Veedubs) this year.
I am just so thankful that there is something to keep my mind and hands occupied over the winter. Lord knows I will have no desire to do any of it as soon as the weather improves.

Oh yeah, about the "audience" - The chopper shop also doubles as the music room, where the boys rock out with my hubbie on their electric guitars. No backstage passes required. :)