15 to 17 October - 2010 Concept Sign & Display Petone, Wellington New Zealand

A little smaller that some we've had over the years, but what we lacked in numbers was more than made up for in quality - quality or work, and the very high quality of the projects turned out by apprentices, which was very pleasing to see.

If there one thing this year's event was not short on, apart from talent, it was definitely food. Every time we came close to clearing the tables another lot arrived, and good tucker it was too!

Projects to be completed over the weekend included a 30 metre mural for the building site of the new Ronald McDonald House for the hospital in Wellington. This had already been designed and sketched out by Phil Swain from Fine Signs. There was some retro signage to go on a 50s Studebaker truck, some sponsor boards for Tuatara Brewery and a mobility scooter that needed speeding up.

In registering, delegates were give the opportunity to choose from numerous side trips of interest to the average Letterhead. The Bedplate Press Printing Museum in Silverstream and Oscar winner, Richard Taylor's Weta Cave in Mirimar ultimately getting the nod.

As the event was primarily organised by one of our top apprentices, Nicole Swain, it was fitting that lots of little tests made up the weekend, some were even used straight from the sign school's teachings hence the 'old guys' rattling off their version of the alphabet. Glenda Leete did her version backwards and upside down in the same time it took others to do it in the traditional way. (Glenda can also recite the alphabet backwards faster than most can say it forwards!)

The event was staged at the new premises of Concept Sign and Display in Petone and business owner, Nick Baty, was so impressed with the event and the talent shown by the Letterheads that he's threatening to dust off the trusty airbrush (apparently unused this century!) and show us what he's made of at next year's event in Napier.

As always there were many photos taken over the three days, so let's take a look.
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